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Just wondering if anyone can tell me from these photos if I have a roo or pullet.
They're 5 weeks old I know one is a buttercup the other I have no idea.
Thanks for the help in advance.
 

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very hard to tell ... but looking at the middle photo, could be one of each - the comb on the one on the right looks much fuller & more developed.
(but dont rely on me, have got it wrong before!)

have you any idea what breed or what cross they are?
very attractive little things :)
 
Well one us a sicilian buttercup it's had a comb like that since it hatched. It's always gentle wanting to roost on my little ones shoulder.

The other one with the small comb I have no idea what breed it is. My dad bought the eggs from eBay and doesn't know the breed.

Thanks for the info though. If the buttercup is a roo I will unfortunately have to sell him. No Roos allowed were I live.
 
Oh Hi! Someone else with Sicilians! Did you breed them? Where did you get them?
I think the one with the crown is definitely a cockerel. The hens don't usually have crowns of that size, and ther are a few rooster feathers showing in one of your pictures. The other could be a Sicilan hen. Does she have a split comb? I can't see in the picture. Or 'it' could be a cockerel of another breed. Too early to say. The first sign of a rooster is usually a splattering of colourful feathers on the back. Cheers and I hope you do well with the breed.
 
Sorry, I'm always doing that; sending before I read all the comments. I don't suppose you are in Kent, or I would take your cockerel as swop for a pretty hen. Have you thought of putting them in a house with darkened windows? This is supposed to stop cockerels from crowing at dawn. Make sure there is plenty of air getting in still, of course. I would keep him until the neighbours complain. Nowadays so many people have double glazing they wouldn't know if a nightingale was singing on their window sill all night.
 
Well he ended up being a buttercup rooster. A nice one to. So I have a friend who wanted him so he has a nice home. The other one is from what I can tell an old English game fowl. Thanks for the responses to all. And I'm in New haven, CT... An urban farmer you could say.
 
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