neil r 1,844 Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 Got given 2 Swedish flower hens today , both are 18 weeks and from the same hatch and I was given them as cockerels . The bloke had sold one as a cockerel and the other as a pullet but got given both back with the person saying they were both cockerels and as he knew I needed one he sent me a few pictures and asked if I wanted them . I said I only wanted one and decided on the one with a white tail so didn’t pay much attention to the other one but changed my mind and decided to have the other as a spare . I took them home and put them in a run and stood there watching them with a few of the other lads on the allotments and none of us could decide if they were both cockerels or not . Ones obvious but the other looks more like my pullets than the other cockerel . The top picture is the obvious one and the other 2 are the one we’re not sure on . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Elchapo 3,166 Posted September 6 Report Share Posted September 6 I'd say other two hens 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil r 1,844 Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 I think you could be right . It’s one pullet less to buy when his next lot are ready if it is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 It's hard to tell on my phone but it looks like you can see the spurs growing on the top one as well as it looking like a cock and the other hasn't got them? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil r 1,844 Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 45 minutes ago, gnipper said: It's hard to tell on my phone but it looks like you can see the spurs growing on the top one as well as it looking like a cock and the other hasn't got them? I’ll have a proper look when I go down later , I don’t think it has though . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil r 1,844 Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 Just messaged a mate and asked him to nip on and have a look while he was down . He sent me these pictures and said he thinks it could be a cockerel but the other one makes you think it isn’t because it’s more advanced. He thinks it’s a slow maturing and it looks like saddle feathers are coming through Quote Link to post Share on other sites
belucky 743 Posted September 7 Report Share Posted September 7 13 minutes ago, neil r said: Just messaged a mate and asked him to nip on and have a look while he was down . He sent me these pictures and said he thinks it could be a cockerel but the other one makes you think it isn’t because it’s more advanced. He thinks it’s a slow maturing and it looks like saddle feathers are coming through I think it’s a cockeral, but possibly part hen feathered , (hennie) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil r 1,844 Posted September 7 Author Report Share Posted September 7 55 minutes ago, belucky said: I think it’s a cockeral, but possibly part hen feathered , (hennie) That’s interesting , I’ve got another one in my other run that looks similar that I’ve wondered about . I’m going down after dinner so I’ll have a good look at both of them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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