We got a second batch of Speckled Sussex this year. I intentionally ordered 4 pullets and 2 cockerels because we'd like to try a rooster. We have 4 hens from last season.
I'm amazed at how different the 2 cockerels look already from the pullets. They are 4 weeks old. I have a bunch of pictures but thought maybe someone else would benefit from seeing side by side. When we look at all 6 together it's very clear, despite some of the pullets having larger combs and wattles, which are which.
The cockerel is on the left and a pullet on the right.
This is the cockerel from the first photo. Look at that long neck! His body shape is different.
His feathers are very different than the pullets.
That's him pecking.
This is a pullet. Not sure if she is the same one or not. The body shape is so different.
I'm amazed at how different the 2 cockerels look already from the pullets. They are 4 weeks old. I have a bunch of pictures but thought maybe someone else would benefit from seeing side by side. When we look at all 6 together it's very clear, despite some of the pullets having larger combs and wattles, which are which.
The cockerel is on the left and a pullet on the right.
This is the cockerel from the first photo. Look at that long neck! His body shape is different.
His feathers are very different than the pullets.
That's him pecking.
This is a pullet. Not sure if she is the same one or not. The body shape is so different.
