Mine is named Maverick. He runs over my Blue Orpington cockerel, who is actually larger, but not as tough, LOL. I have a full grown Barred Rock rooster who is a sweetheart and was going to replace him with Maverick (fertility issues), but not anymore. Sometimes, it takes a bit longer to ID a...
Well, here is my Barred Rock cockerel at about 3 weeks, 5 weeks old, then 7 weeks old, for reference:
The cockerels will have wider white bars, making them look lighter in color than the pullets. Pullets will have more of a black wash of color going down the front of their legs than the boys.
Well, she may have pawned off unwanted roosters on you. You certainly can tell they are roosters before that age! I knew I had a Rhode Island Red rooster at 5 weeks old. Sorry, but I've heard of that happening to other people, too. The facing off part is also done by pullets, who would have red...