From everything I've read it would seem that with approx 14 week old chickens, we'd know which were hens and which were roosters. Only one of our 13 chickens has a large comb and wattles, but none have actually crowed, which is the only sure way to know for sure who's a roo (beyond egg-laying capabilities, of which ours are still too young).
And in some breeds of chickens both males and females have large wattles and combs.
Danish Brown Leghorns seem to be one of those breeds. Except our other Brown Leghorn's comb and wattles are much smaller.
So, I took some pics of our suspect roo and maybe someone who read this can give me their experienced opinion.....
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Thanks for leaving such sweet comments on my blog. I've read through some of your blogs and sounds like you have chicken love. I'll have to go back and read more. That chicken looks like a hen to me, I have no experience with that breed but roosters usually grow at a faster pace than the hens and they get the fluffy neck and longer tail feathers. I wanted to let you know I also used old vinyl for protection on our wood coop floor and figured if the bedding is deep enough and have an outdoor run or can free range then they get enough scratching in. I do have an etsy shop that I sell my bags through, if you leave hints about colors you like, I'll see what I can do. I may have to come up with a clever llama idea, my cousins has about 50 of them.
Lisa,
I can't believe how fast chickens grow!!! I can remember holding them in my hands what seems like just a while ago!
Jenifer D.
Hi Jenifer!
I know what you mean. My kids still can't imagine our chickens as little fluffy chicks anymore. That brief period flew by too fast!
Sugarcreekstuff, thanks for stopping by. Your Blog is great! Thanks for sharing how you do things with your chickens. And I love your handmade bags. Have you come up with any llama ideas yet?
Our first indication that one of our girls was indeed a he was she started growing irridescent tail feathers. a dead give away. :)
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