Hen or Roo?

[ourpeepers]

This is my chicken that is in question of its gender.
Any thoughts?

—Lee

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[New2chicluv]

Rooster

 

[Loco Ken]

Spurs! We have Spurs! Not that that is a dead give away but hens normally don't have them. And that comb! Holy moly!

 

[drumstick diva]

Hens also grow spurs, . But the bird is a rooster

 

[Trux]

Roo

 

[JedJackson]

Interesting bird. It's highly unusual for a male to have that salmon color at the breast at that stage of development. What age is it? I think it's either a really late developing cockerel or, if full grown, maybe it has some kind of chromosomal abnormality.

 

[ourpeepers]

Yeah, he seems to be a Roo, never seen him lay, or in the nesting boxes. But, we’ve never seen him go after a hen, either. He’s 14 mo’s Old, so fully grown. His name is Fuzzy, and it seems to fit - he’s a bit fuzzy about his identity. Maybe b/c he was so hen-pecked as a chick. He’s a great lap chicken.

Interesting bird. It's highly unusual for a male to have that salmon color at the breast at that stage of development. What age is it? I think it's either a really late developing cockerel or, if full grown, maybe it has some kind of chromosomal abnormality.