The Big Fat Is This A Rooster? Thread

[mossyroo]

Got our first crow this morning. 1 of 3 suspects confirmed.

 

[XxMingirlxX]

Hello All My little chicks are growing fast I posted in January when they were 4 weeks old. One is confirmed as a roo but I thought I would post pictures of them to see if any are showing any Roo signs now they are 12/13 weeks old.

They all look like pullets to me, the only one I'm unsure on is the speckled sussex.

 

[ShadesofSable]

We'd have to see pics, I find that no one thing is a good indicator for males, I look for a combination of things, comb growth and width, leg thickness, attitudes to the other, feathering speed (males tend to feather slower and in different areas to females.)

Ok, I'll take a few good pictures soon. They all three seem to be feathering at the same rate, and other than the fact that one has a single comb instead of the rose comb all the comb sizes seem similar, but like I said they're still very young. Thank you!

 

[Renee572]

I must chime in and say that it is REALLY helpful to newbies like me when people who post questionable chicks on here come back later and give us the pullet/rooster verdict once they know for sure (egg or crowing). 

I agree!

 

[XxMingirlxX]

I couldn't get the silver laced chicks to hold still, but I have a Rhode island red I'm also very suspicious of. It's about 2.5-3 weeks old. Here's some pics: Chick in question: Another chick for comparison, same breed/age:

I'm thinking girl but I haven't raised RIR so it's hard to know what look for. I think you would have to wait a few more weeks before making a accurate decision.

 

[junebuggena]

Wondering if there is any chance "Owl" is not a rooster... She and her hen mates are 9 weeks old, Owl is the one on the stump. She is either an Americauna or a Brown Leghorn, there was some discrepancy when we purchased her that she might have been in the wrong grouping (Americauna). She is much, much larger than our other chicks, same age, one is an Americauna, the other is a Black Austrolorp. We think, she is really a he, because she has been trying to crow since she was about 4 weeks old... just a few short loud bursts really, but now, she is repeatedly crowing each morning at sun up... https://soundcloud.com/karie-mawer/...5158179850&fb_action_types=soundcloud:publish I posted a sound bite here.

Other than the crowing and being bigger than the others, she is actually the shyest of all 3 chickens, very skiddish, seems to be a follower and if you pick her up, she hides her head into your arms, not very rooster like at all. Plus she is beautiful and has a sweet little face.

Thoughts?

Owl looks exactly like my Easter Egger cockerel, King Tut, did at that age. By the way, you have Easter Eggers, not Americauna. There are no such things as Americauna. There is a rare breed called Ameraucana. But you don't have them.

King Tut at 8 weeks.

This is at 16 weeks.

 

[PEIchickenlady]

Pretty bird Mine are the same age. I'd say pullet at this point. But I recommend posting more pics to be sure over the next week or two.

 

[HeatherTheMommy]

What breed, it looks to be a roo

Im not sure what breed

 

[junebuggena]

They are partridge colored which is easier to sex. Males look very different than females of this kind of coloring. You have pullets.

 

[corewassen87]

Both barred rocks pictured are roosters