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Can you tell the sex of a 4-6 week old barred Rock by the color of the comb and wattle?
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∙ 15y ago
A males will *generally* be much larger and redder than females, but that isn't a 100% accurate way of telling the sex.
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When is a chicken officially an adult?
A hen is officially an adult when she starts laying and has a full comb and wattle. A rooster is officially an adult when he starts crowing, fertilizing eggs, and has a full comb and wattle. Remember that a hen's comb and wattle should be smaller than a rooster's comb and wattle.
What is on top of a turkeys head?
A comb or wattle .
Why do chickens need a wattle?
Both the wattle and comb have two uses. These appendages are used to attract mates and are also used to cool the chickens. Blood circulates close to the surface of both the comb and wattle allowing for release of internal heat. Chickens do not sweat, they pant and heat is released via the cooler air flow over the wattle & comb.
What animals have combs and wattles?
chickens have red wattle/comb
What is chicken wattle?
It's made of the same thing as the chicken comb. Wattles hang from the chin under the beak. Both wattle and comb help to keep the bird cool and attract a mate.
What do you call the fleshy growth on the front of a turkeys head?
Comb or wattle .
What is a name of a thing on chicken head?
Comb. Under the beak it is a wattle.
What are rooster wattles?
The wattle of a chicken is the colored flap of skin under the beak of the bird. The comb is the same type of skin on the top of the birds head. Both the wattle and comb have two functions. Chickens do not sweat, the chickens wattle & comb serves as a cooling method whereas the blood circulating inside the bird is close to the surface of these areas and is cooled by ambient temperatures. The other use of these appendages is to attract members of the opposite sex for breeding. A rooster with a strong healthy wattle and comb is likely to produce good strong offspring.
What is the red stuff on the neck of a rooster called?
The red organ under the beak of a chicken is called a wattle. A wattle serves two functions. A healthy large wattle is an attractant to a mate and it also serves as a cooling system along with the comb on the birds head.
What ishanging part on a roosters beak called?
if its is red and warm and feels just like the comb on top of the head then that is its wattle
Hens comb is edible?
Yes. Most North Americans will not eat the comb or wattle . It is fatty and tough but it is pickled by several cultures. It needs to be boiled and preserved in a vinegar solution to soften it up.
What are the red things hanging on the chicken's mouth?
The red skin hanging off their beak is called a wattle. And you probably already know that the top is called a comb. They are used in courtship and other displays of the like. It is also a sign of maturity. Thanks, DavidJr
