Thank you everyone. It turned out that the one on the rigth did become a rooster and we still have him. He is not aggressive towards people and pretty friendly when you hold him. The other one was a girl but she died suddenly last year. It was a bummer becuase we really wanted to have hens.
the large one we still believe is a rooster, although he still does not crow and is still afraid of the hens. He is like a big baby, and not giving us any problems so far. The smaller one is a hen.
No I can't keep them because we really don't want roosters and we already have 1 other rooster that was also supposed to be a hen. It is very frustrating because they are very nice quality.
I just got these 2 nice Rhode Island Red chickens. They are 5 1/2 months old. The lady you sold them to me said they were hens but I think they are roosters. They have very shiny feathers and have the pointy shiny feathers in the back. Does anyone else think they are roosters? I also have Rhode...
The big one is definitely a rooster. He stands tall all the time and has tried to crow one time. He is scared of all our hens right now but still has more growing to do.
Here is some recent photos. They are now about 4 1/2 months old. The big one has started growing a comb and waddles and it seems as he may be getting his saddle feathers in soon. He also has a bright red face and looks more "manly". I believe he is the rooster. He doesn't crow but stands more...