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You don't say how old the chicken is. Cockerels will develop comb and wattle much faster than a hen and spurs on the back of the leg will appear as small bumps by the age of six months.
Cockerels are more aggressive than hens and this will show in the birds interactions among the flock at an early age.
If you still have doubts about the gender, place the bird in an area of the barn and toss a plastic lid from any bucket over the birds head (a frisbee will do) a cockerel will react by going on alert and looking around to see where the "danger" went...a hen will crouch down and often stay still with her head close to the ground waiting for it to go away.
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If you cross white leghorn rooster with rhode island red hen will the chicks be sex links or mixed?
NO, neither breed is sexlinked. What you need to do is breed a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster with a Barred Rock(Black Stars) or Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster and a Silver Laced Wyandotte, Rhode Island White or Delaware hen(all Red Stars) and you will get sexlinked chicks. The chicks that hatch out solid black are pullets(hens) and the chicks that hatch out black but with a large yellow dot on top of their heads are cockerels(males).This answer is wrong. The rooster has to be the Rhode Island Red and the hen the White Leghorn. The pullets will have reddish fluff and the males will have yellow fluff leading to white feathers.
What is Rhode Island's state mascot?
Rhode Island's state mascot is the Red Rooster(Rhode Island Red).
When do Rhode Island Red chickens get their feathers?
Up to 1 foot 7 in height. In mass up to 9 inches.
Are Golden Comet chickens and Red Star chickens the same breed?
Golden Comets, Red Stars and Cinnamon Queen are all red sex-linked birds. They are hybrids created by taking a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire Red rooster and crossing him with a White Rock or Plymouth Barred Rock, White Leghorn or another light hen. These chickens are not a breed - they are hybrids bred for egg production and the fact that the female chicks will be red and the male chicks will be white. The Golden Comet has a White Rock mother, in most of the references I found, and the Red Star will have a Plymouth Barred Rock mother. So they are similar but different.
Can rhode island chickens lay eggs without a rooster?
Yes All chickens will lay eggs without the need for a rooster. All a rooster does is fetilize the eggs, it does not induce the hen to lay an egg, she will do this anyway.
If you cross white leghorn rooster with rhode island red hen will the chicks be sex links or mixed?
NO, neither breed is sexlinked. What you need to do is breed a Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster with a Barred Rock(Black Stars) or Rhode Island Red or New Hampshire rooster and a Silver Laced Wyandotte, Rhode Island White or Delaware hen(all Red Stars) and you will get sexlinked chicks. The chicks that hatch out solid black are pullets(hens) and the chicks that hatch out black but with a large yellow dot on top of their heads are cockerels(males).This answer is wrong. The rooster has to be the Rhode Island Red and the hen the White Leghorn. The pullets will have reddish fluff and the males will have yellow fluff leading to white feathers.
How much money is used to buy chicks?
In Oregon, Rhode Island Red Chicks can be purchased for $2 a piece. Check the related links below for a link.
What would chicks look like if rooster is white leghorn and hen a Rhode Island red?
a light red with males with lighter heads
Rhode Island's state bird?
The state bird of Rhode Island is the "Rhode Island Red" (a type of chicken).
What is Rhode Island RI's state bird?
The Rhode Island Red
What is Rhode Island's state mascot?
Rhode Island's state mascot is the Red Rooster(Rhode Island Red).
What is the habitat of Rhode Island Red?
The Rhode Island Red can be found in a chicken coop.
What type of chicks will a rhode island red hen have if a bantam fertilized her eggs?
Mutts. The size of silkies - arent truly bantams or large fowl.
Which state is famous for red chicken?
Rhode Island, hence the name Rhode Island Red.
Why did the red chicken become the state bird of Rhode Island?
It was called Rhode island red.
When do Rhode Island Red chickens get their feathers?
Up to 1 foot 7 in height. In mass up to 9 inches.
What is the state bird of Rhodes island?
The official state bird of Rhode Island is the Rhode Island Red Chicken, adopted in 1954.
