OMG! A week-aversary post that’s actually on time!!!
The babies
These Littles will all be moving up to a bigger ‘grow up’ coop soon (hopefully by next Saturday. Today, I thought we’d play a little game of “Hen or Roo.” i took the best pics I could given I was the only one around this morning to take them, and the chicks were lively.
Leave a comment and tell me what you think they are, little hen, or little roo? Personally, I think #1 is kind of obvious.
Australorps – 5 Weeks – Hen or Roo?
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
Buff Orpington – 5 Weeks – Hen or Roo?
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
Leave your guesses in the comments. The answers will be revealed as soon as I figure it out myself!
#1, 5 , 8, 9, 11, 12 Roo’s rest Hens. That is my guess
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Oooh fun!! 😀 Ok – black ones: rooster, hen, hen, rooster, hen, hen! Buff ones: Hen, rooster, rooster, hen, rooster, rooster! Total guess 😛
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The buff ones concern me. I was hoping for more of those to be hens. But every time I look at them, I think I either have 3 or 4 boys.
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my guess is that at least # 1 and # 9 are roos. I have some black australorp hens and I remember they all had combs when they were young, but I knew going in that they were all hens. But your # 1 has a redder comb so I think that one is a rooster. Black Australorps are awesome egg layers, by the way. I have 4 and they are great. I used to have a buff orpington rooster, but never any hens of that kind, so I don’t know how to tell what yours are. But I think that # 9 is a rooster because his comb seems darker. You may have more than those two that are roosters, but those are my guesses. 🙂
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I have 2 of the Orpingtons who play fight and go head to head a LOT, so I am guessing they are boys. They are all beautiful birds, though.
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Replying again to add, were the Australorps you raised very flighty it skittish as chicks? Ours are. I have a hard time picking them up/petting them because they get scared easily and won’t hold still.
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I’d say #1 & #9 are Roo’s, the rest look like ladies to me. Can’t wait to find out!!!
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I hope you’re right! I am so hoping to get more girls out of these!
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I reckon #1 and #9 are roos too! Not that I have any experience with chicks. 😛 Time will tell how the others develop. It’s just a long, fun game hehe.
-Twiglet
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Definitely a long game. I wasn’t sure in Pip until weeks 15 & 16. But he looked so much like his mother it was hard to tell at first.
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cute and adorable 🙂
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Yes, they are! Although, they’re so much bigger now. 🙂
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I don’t know hen or roo but they’re all super cute. And I’m glad you liked my 1020 Art post…as you can see I love chicks too!
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There turned out to be 6 roosters out of the bunch. One of them was so beautiful I found him a home so I didn’t have to put him in our freezer.
Thank you for stopping by! 🙂
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Wow SIX were roos? Which of the ones ended up as roos? Trying to identify mine!
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1, 5, 8,9,11, and 12 were the Roos.
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Wow, amazing photos of chickens. Keep it up!
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Thank you!
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