Rural Gardening: Freaky legs and tail and colors in sexing Barred Rocks., 0 by Catscan

Catscan wrote:
These are the three Barred Plymouth Rock chicks I got from a huge bin of BPR at the feedstore. They were the only three with distinct head spots--supposedly a good indicator of pulletness in Barred birds including Marans. But two weeks later it looks more like 2 roos and a pullet. Distinguishing features: Comb size, intensity of color (darker is suppose to be pullety), tail length (my own experience pullet's grow longer pointier tails), head spot size and definition, general robustness, combative behaviour (guess which is which) and freaky leg pull.

Based on longer tail, smaller comb, darker color , defined head spot, smaller stature, sweet nature and one leg pull--this is a pullet. Right?

This message was edited Oct 5, 2008 7:07 PM