April 28, 2026•1 min read•from Raising Chickens or Other Poultry for Eggs, Meat, or as Pets

I swore I wasn’t going to ask, but…

Hen or roo? In the first photo are two Delawares, six and a half weeks old. The difference in combs has me thinking one is a roo.

Second photo is, in theory, a pearl onyx hen. Same age. Certainly the most assertive chicken in the coop, and the biggest, too.

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