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Same situation here. I have one noisy RIR who has much larger wattles and comb. I posted a pic and was told "cockerel", but then she started squatting and now she's laying.

Here are my three RIRs, all about 4 1/2 months. I'm hoping all three are pullets! Two have large-ish combs and make a lot of noise (but no crowing). I don't know how to tell pullets from cockerels.

Why?

There are three Reds; I couldn't capture them all in the same frame. And they're 4.5 months.

Slightly off topic, but here are my Reds. Roo or no roo?

My friend ordered them as live chicks so I have no idea.

Our suspected roo is one of the RIRs. You can't see it in the picture, but her feather pattern is double laced. I was thinking Barnevelder due to the fact that her feathers have a greenish irridescence from certain angles. But they are rare, no? How can you tell them apart?

Hi, everyone! I've been thinking about getting chickens for years and recently took the plunge. I now have a flock of five 4-month-old pullets (or so we hope - one is looking a bit roosterish but our fingers are crossed). The chicks were ordered were part of a mixed group of different breeds...

The El Cajon city council is already in the process of considering revisions to the municipal code, so this is the perfect time to ask them to include backyard chickens as one of the revisions. The next city council meeting will be this coming Tuesday (June 8, 2010) at 7 pm, and the general...

I just found out that El Cajon city council is already in the process of considering revisions to the municipal code, so this is the perfect time to ask them to include backyard chickens as one of the revisions. The next city council meeting will be this coming Tuesday (June 8, 2010) at 7 pm...

Thanks! It still seems that 20,000 sq ft is the minimum area. I just found out that El Cajon city council is already in the process of considering revisions to the municipal code, so this is the perfect time to ask them to include backyard chickens as one of the revisions. The next city...

The El Cajon city council is already in the process of considering revisions to the municipal code, so this is the perfect time to ask them to include backyard chickens as one of the revisions. The next city council meeting will be this coming Tuesday (June 8, 2010) at 7 pm, and the general...

I'm looking to connect with other people in El Cajon. Let's see if we can lobby the city council in order to permit chickens on lots smaller than 20K sq ft. Anyone? I'm new to all this (don't have any birds yet), so if this effort is already underway, I'd be happy to help. If not, let's...

Actually, it does limit based on property size - only properties zoned R-E-20 (20K sq ft) or R-E-40 (40K sq ft) can have up to 24 birds. Owning poultry is forbidden on smaller properties. I'm looking to connect with other people in El Cajon to see if we can lobby the city council and change...

As best as I can tell, you can have up to 24 birds on greater than 20K sq ft property, but for smaller lots all poultry is prohibited.