hen or rooster?

Our silkie fostered some fertile eggs from our local chicken farm and we have no idea what we ended up with can anyone help?

Hey there everyone! We have recently started backyard chicken farming and officially got our first egg yesterday! I’m so proud of our girls, we got them as babies. It’s been so fun to raise them and teach our kids such important skills. They have helped every step along the way from construction...

This chick is a mixture of an EE and Mosaic. Due to the comb and wattle size I always assumed it was female, but look at it's pointy tail feathers! That means it's gotta be a male right? Note, it's a Fibromelanistic breed so redness of the comb and face is not a factor i can rely on.

Hello so I had gotten two “roosters” at 6 months old and now they are at least 10 months old and getting red combs. They are bantam frizzles and I have NEVER taken care of frizzles so I don’t know how to determine their gender. The black one is definitely a rooster since he crows and try’s...

Can anyone possibly tell me if this sweet little 10 week old Polish chicken (Athena) is a hen or rooster? The one photo with the other polish chicken - she is obviously a hen, but what about Athena? She was named after the goddess of the hunt because she is very alpha and smart from the...

This is Tofu, She/he was a lovely thing. This week the comb started and now behaviour changed. She/he would run as soon as I entered, now ahe/he joins the other young roosters to peck at my toes or legs. Now I am thinking it is a he. And if he is there is a good chance I got 4/5 rooster out of...

Please Help! I have a 16 week Cochin. She? is awful. Just started mounting two of the other hens when they were just laying down minding their own business and she all of a sudden will turn and grab one of the other chickens head, neck or wing and hold on while they scream. I thought a predator...

I believe my babies are about 4 months. Tractor supply couldn’t give me an estimate. I’ve had them since little chicks and they have grown super fast. I’m a little worried this ones a rooster. Her/his? Name is Oreo. So gender neutral but not aggressive like I’ve seen other roosters act but I...

This chick I presume is an Old English Game breed. As for the gender... I'm guessing hen but its orange-comb is becoming peachy pink. The comb is miniscule in size(it has the smallest comb) The fourth picture is just a full-grown Old English game Bantam, which is most-likely my chick's breed.

This little chick has been through a lot, with pasty butt problems and prolapsed vent. It was always a little runt. Now thay's grown some more, I'm questioning its gender. I'm sure its a cream legbar and assumed it was a hen due to the distinctive broen stripe running along its back and head...

Hello everyone! Well... I did it again. I have 5 baby chicks - currently 6 weeks. Still early to tell for sure but I loved hearing what everyone thought last year so... here they are! I have 1 sex-linked chick so I know this ones a girl 1 EE - this one is for sure a boy 1 EE - the grey one - I...

Need help. What breed is this and is it a Rooster? I just recently heard it starting to crow very early in the a.m. but I'm still not 100% sure since this is my 1st time raising them. As you can see in the video I have 5 others and they aren't developing as much as this one of course so that's...

I have a Buff orpington that I’m not really sure whether it’s a hen or rooster. The other 3 are crowing but this one, and the tail feathers are throwing me off because they don’t raise like the others. I’m new to chickens btw.

Hello there, I’m Elisabeth, to my ultimate surprise my husband brought home 6 bantam chicks on my 31st birthday back in April. I was anxious and excited! We have 3 lovely kiddos 10,6, and 3, but no pets before now! We are vegetarian so we instantly loved our chickens and do keep them as pets...

Hello! First time posting here....I live in a smaller neighborhood that does not allow roosters. Sadly I had to give away what I thought was a hen this morning...he was definitely a rooster (longer tail, crowing in the morning) and when I got back from his new home my little lady in the pic, to...

I have one 19 Week old Barred Rock, which I think is Rooster as it has arching tail feathers, but still has small comb, shouldn't roos at this age have a larger comb? Please see images. I also have two 16 week old Barred Rocks, to which I have no clue whether they are male or female, I have...

This is our first year raising chickens. We got 7 buff orpingtons and one of them looks and acts very differently from the others but we don’t want to give him away until we know for sure he’s a rooster. He is about 4 months old and hasn’t crowed yet but pecks at us whenever we’re close by and...