kinkachy000
Songster
- Mar 18, 2018
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Hello!
A little while ago, I posted a picture of my then-8 week old white laced red cornish, Flenderson. Everyone said that she was a pullet and I agreed! Small yellow comb, no waddles - every sign of being a female! She even came from a pullet bin (which I know isn't 100% all the time).
She is approximately 12 weeks old now. Her comb is now red and has gotten bigger, but not super big. She still has no waddles. I do not think she has the male saddle or hackle feathers, if that even makes a difference in her breed, but I will have to get a better look when I get home. I have never owned cornishes before, so I don't really know the differences in what a male and female cornish chicken look like. However, from a little googling, Flenderson still looks like a female, in my very amateur eyes. But, I am now questioning her gender because this morning when I was feeding them, she suddenly started flapping her wings with her chest pushed out and making a god awful noise. It almost sounded like she was trying to crow! Maybe she was just mad that her food was late, but it was enough to make me question everything I thought I knew about her!
I am so confused on what she is now. I am really hoping that she is still a she! If not, that will make rooster number 8 out of 18!
What do you think? Has she suddenly decided to be a rooster? Or is she still going to be my hen? Thanks for any and all guesses!
Also sorry for the bad pictures! Carrying an overweight pug in one arm while trying to take good pictures through a small fence hole is hard! I can take better pictures later, if need be.
A little while ago, I posted a picture of my then-8 week old white laced red cornish, Flenderson. Everyone said that she was a pullet and I agreed! Small yellow comb, no waddles - every sign of being a female! She even came from a pullet bin (which I know isn't 100% all the time).
She is approximately 12 weeks old now. Her comb is now red and has gotten bigger, but not super big. She still has no waddles. I do not think she has the male saddle or hackle feathers, if that even makes a difference in her breed, but I will have to get a better look when I get home. I have never owned cornishes before, so I don't really know the differences in what a male and female cornish chicken look like. However, from a little googling, Flenderson still looks like a female, in my very amateur eyes. But, I am now questioning her gender because this morning when I was feeding them, she suddenly started flapping her wings with her chest pushed out and making a god awful noise. It almost sounded like she was trying to crow! Maybe she was just mad that her food was late, but it was enough to make me question everything I thought I knew about her!
I am so confused on what she is now. I am really hoping that she is still a she! If not, that will make rooster number 8 out of 18!
What do you think? Has she suddenly decided to be a rooster? Or is she still going to be my hen? Thanks for any and all guesses!Also sorry for the bad pictures! Carrying an overweight pug in one arm while trying to take good pictures through a small fence hole is hard! I can take better pictures later, if need be.
) I will get better pictures of her feathers when I get home.
