Dominique gender help

[pattijoiner]

I’m thinking this is a roo but it seems a little darker than most….. what ya think?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

That’s a Barred Rock, and too young to sex

 

[Yard Farmer]

That’s a Barred Rock, and too young to sex

I 2nd that.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

That’s a Barred Rock, and too young to sex

X2

 

[pattijoiner]

Both parents have rose combs. I hatched them but they are from my neighbors.
BR’s have single combs correct?

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Both parents have rose combs. I hatched them but they are from my neighbors.
BR’s have single combs correct?

Yes. This bird has a single comb.

 

[cherrynberry]

Both parents have rose combs. I hatched them but they are from my neighbors.
BR’s have single combs correct?

So her parents are Doms? Its possible that she is a single-combed dom. Rare, but possible.

 

[pattijoiner]

So her parents are Doms? Its possible that she is a single-combed dom. Rare, but possible.

I wonder if parents were crossed somewhere ….. bizarre!!!

 

[cherrynberry]

I wonder if parents were crossed somewhere ….. bizarre!!!

They don’t need to be crossed to produce single-combed offspring. Might just be a recessive gene popping up.

 

[pattijoiner]

They don’t need to be crossed to produce single-combed offspring. Might just be a recessive gene popping up.

I had no clue! Genes are funny things