Roosters or just different hens?

AutumRose

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May 20, 2023
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My friend and I are trying to figure out if we got extra roosters because these barnyard mixes of the same age have different features. The one obvious rooster in her bunch is big comb, big wattle, big crow. But some of these other ones are looking suspect.
What do you think about this grey one? And the other?
 

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Thanks all! Newbies here learning the ropes.
Here is a great chart in explaining how to identify a rooster versus a hen.

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(Note that hens can have pointed hackle feathers, but they will not be near about as long and pointed as a rooster's hackles. Also, hens can grow spurs in rare cases when they lose their normal amount of female hormones. There are also breeds such as the Sebright that are "hen-feathered" breeds, which mean that the cocks do not possess the extra feathers that normal breeds have, making their sex identification much harder until later.)
 

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