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08/17/12, 08:05 PM
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Chicken ID.....I need some good news.
This is Feathers. We got Feathers around St. Patrick's day and Feathers has become our best chicken. The kids love Feathers, we love Feathers. Everybody loves Feathers.
However, Feathers hasn't crowed and hasn't laid. So our questions:
1.) Is feathers a rooster or a hen?
2.) What breed is Feathers?
I'm posting because I think Feathers is a rooster - and we can't have roosters. It'll be like Mother's Day at the orphanage.
Thanks in advance,
Mike & Co.
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08/17/12, 08:23 PM
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Are the saddle feathers rounded or pointy? Because of the white on the feathers they look more pointy to me, but I really can't tell. Sorry. I don't see well anyway, but with the coloring I can't tell?
Pointy saddle feathers is a male, rounded is a female. It looks like a young rooster to me, but I can't see the feathers well enough to tell for sure.
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08/17/12, 09:14 PM
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The face looks henish. But the pointy neck and saddle feathers make it look like a rooster. Roos have pointy feathers, the hens have rounded. You could just change the name from 'Feathers' to 'Pat' and not worry about it. 
Last edited by Awnry Abe; 08/17/12 at 09:15 PM.
Reason: DD said I was too 'serious'
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08/17/12, 09:29 PM
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I prefer the name Terry.  Mannerisms are hen-ish as well. It really is a pushover. Maybe he/she just won't crow.
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08/17/12, 09:31 PM
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That's a Dark Brahma rooster.
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08/17/12, 10:01 PM
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Ouch. You.are.so.right. My daughter will be heartbroken. 
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08/17/12, 11:53 PM
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Why can't you have a rooster? Are you in Town? If so ,isn't it the crowing they don't want and if he doesn't crow......
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08/18/12, 05:25 AM
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Looks like a rooster to me. If he's not crowing I doubt any of your neighbors would know the difference between him and your hens. At six months old though, assuming he was a chick when you got him, he will probably start crowing soon.
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08/18/12, 06:17 AM
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Looks like a dark brahma rooster to me. My brahmas are pretty quiet, so it doesn't surprise me if he hasn't crowed yet.
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08/18/12, 07:44 AM
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Definitely a rooster, definitely has some brahma in it.
I would agree, our brahmas are pretty quiet, but out of, 8 chickens, I have all hens. (So want to mail him to me? :P).
We have 3 roosters and 5+ cockrels on a small farm, and it's not as loud as you'd think. Except the hamburg (who has a VERY big mouth) they don't usually crow until one of them starts up for some reason.
So maybe keep him until it's a problem? Individual roosters have different personalities too.
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08/18/12, 10:20 AM
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If you can't have him due to noise issues - it's just a matter of time. Right now the girls might be his boss and keep him from proclaiming his manliness... but it's not gonna last.
I also agree, I think that's a rooster.
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08/18/12, 10:49 AM
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Feathers is a dark brahma rooster.
I say keep him until he causes trouble. I have a wonderful dark brahma rooster and almost never hear him. I've maybe heard my dark brahma rooster crow "maybe" twice, even then it was deep and muted and short. I would keep Feathers until he caused trouble because I never hear mine.
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08/18/12, 11:38 AM
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I have a rooster that can't crow. He can get out a small sound but nothing anyone would think belonged to a rooster. He goes through the motions and looks like he is crowing, just no noise comes out.
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08/18/12, 12:39 PM
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It's Pat Brahmas can be awfully sweet chickens, I'd also keep him until there's a problem.
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08/18/12, 03:00 PM
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It's not a full blooded feather footed brahma, is it? It looks like it has some australorpe mixed with it.
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08/18/12, 06:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mekasmom
It's not a full blooded feather footed brahma, is it? It looks like it has some australorpe mixed with it.
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There are pics of Dark Brahma roosters scattered down this page: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/C...BRKBrahma.html
He's hatchery quality, not show quality. Show quality has heavier feathering on the legs, but the one in the op is very typical of hatchery Brahmas.
And *if* he were a cross of Australorpe and Brahma, he would have white legs, not yellow. White skin is dominant.
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08/18/12, 06:41 PM
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As a person who has neighbors with roosters, my stance is, if I can't hear them, I don't care!
Sadly, other neighbors are not as tolerant.
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08/18/12, 07:12 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ladycat
He's hatchery quality, not show quality. Show quality has heavier feathering on the legs, but the one in the op is very typical of hatchery Brahmas.
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Ok, thanks.
My brahmas were all hens, very docile, and had wonderful personalities. But they looked a bit different than him. They are good layers, not leghorns, of course, but still decent layers.
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