Talulah is a boy! -updated

Grrr this post disappeared yesterday because the picture was too big and then when I tried to put a smaller pic in was told I had already posted. Lost the lot now so the outpouring of "whooaaaaa" yesterday is lost in the ether.

Anyway..........

Our black cochin Talulah made me jump crowing in my ear yesterday. She did it again about 5 minutes later and my neighbour informed me that the dratted bird had been up to it the day before though they'd put it down to the radio show they'd been watching as of course no-one locally has a cockerel, ho ho ho.

I've been watching Talulah suspiciously these last few weeks as she seems to have put a growth spurt on and her wattles were getting a lot bigger so I'm assuming she is a bloke (please give opinion from photo) and not just a hormonally confused lady. You will immediately spot that she's not black either which has been a relatively recent development, she was when we bought her.

The breeder originally said she would replace the bird if she turned out to be a bloke but that was four months ago and I wouldn't want a replacement now even if I could get one as introducing a little bird amongst my hens would be carnage. If we decide we can't keep him/her do you think the breeder should give me my money back?

Cheers

He's very handsome 

I don't know at this stage whether you would be able to get your money back from the breeder.  I have a feeling that about the best offer from the breeder would be an offer of a swap. 

Good luck and keep us posted.

A very handsome specimen I must say. I really hope that you will be able to keep him. Time to do a bit of neighbour bonding with some eggs I'd say!

What a handsome lad.   

Oh what a shame, Ben!  That really is annoying. 

Yes, he's a beauty but is going to have to go. Attacked my wife at the weekend when she went in to feed them and cut her hand with his beak. Once the weather improves the kids will want to be in the run and I can't risk any further incidents.

I'm going to be putting him on the rehoming thread very soon but have just discovered that he has what I think is scaly leg mite so need to get that sorted first. It's been hidden by his feathery feet but I noticed it the other day when I had to evict him from the coop so I could clean it out.