My first chickens

carlye2001 · Jul 23, 2014

We bought 12 chicks from Tractor Supply April 15, so they are about 13 weeks old. We lost 2 in the first 48 hours so we now have 3 whites, 3 Reds and 4 Americaunas. All were supposed to be hens, but not necessarily a certain breed. One of the reds is getting a bigger wattle and comb, seems to be boss, and has some green tinted feathers showing up on her tail and head. Is she a he? Would she be a Rhode Island Red?

carlye2001 · Jul 23, 2014

Here's a better picture.

carlye2001 · Jul 23, 2014

Here's her head.

and her tail. Can a hen have these green feathers?

cmchickens · Jul 23, 2014

That hen is a he. Green tail feathers, big red comb at 13 weeks, and starting to get pointy saddle feathers. That's a cockerel.

Tricoglossus · Jul 23, 2014

cmchickens said:
That hen is a he. Green tail feathers, big red comb at 13 weeks, and starting to get pointy saddle feathers. That's a cockerel.

X2. You have a rooster.

emma p · Jul 23, 2014

x3 cockerel!

carlye2001 · Jul 24, 2014

Thanks everyone. Despite the noise possibilitie and the future probably including chicks, what other negatives are there to roo's? She/he is one of the friendliest chickens we have, so getting rid of "him" isn't an option. How does this affect eggs?

Basskids08 · Jul 24, 2014

It doesn't effect them at all. Some people think because they can get fertilized that's it's gross but really there is not a big difference. I tend to think that when they are fertilized the eggs seem to be thicker, less watery. And if you want to hatch chicks than you need a Roo to fertilize the eggs anyway. I see only 1 con of having a rooster and that is if it is mean, other than that IMO they are a great addition and they also protect the ladies.

moneymoneyric · Jul 24, 2014

roos will make you laugh all day
they are awesome
nothing like hens
like different animals

carlye2001 · Jul 24, 2014

She/he is nosey...

Standing on the windowsill looking in. Silly chickie. It already cracks me up and acts different from the others.

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