10 week old Light Brahma gender?

[TheYLWFlock]

Hi all, been awhile since I’ve posted or been on, just have a question concerning my almost 10 week old Light Brahma. I’m pretty sure he’s a cockerel, compared to all of the others who barely even have wattles! He is not at all confident around humans but second highest in the pecking order and bosses the others around. So tell me what you think!! (Sorry for so many pics!) Also, if he is a he, around what time will he start crowing?
Thanks!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

With that comb at that age it's a rooster.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Cockerel

 

[itspebbl]

Cockerel. Crowing age varies wildly, can be anywhere between 6 days and almost a year. Brahmas are slower maturing, so don't be alarmed if he doesn't crow for awhile yet. Also, his dominance in the flock will effect when he starts crowing and how often he does it.

 

[TheYLWFlock]

Great, thank you all for your help!

 

[TheYLWFlock]

One more thing, unfortunately we will probably be getting rid of him, we know a wonderful lady who has taken all of our roosters to add to her breeding flock in exchange for some cheap pullets. We have 5 pullets, 8 and 10 weeks old and all of her pullets are 8 weeks old. So should we integrate 1 more or 2 new ones into our flock? It’s probably easier to do it with two. We have this one Chicken named Pom, she is VERY aggressive, top of the pecking order and mean to all of them. When we integrated two new ones 4 weeks ago, she was so horrible to them that we had to cage her inside the run. Now she is 4 weeks older and I’m sure she’d be even meaner, especially to a single newbie. Thoughts? Possible to do only one or should we not even try?
Thanks!
@oldhenlikesdogs @Brahma Chicken5000 @ECSandCCFS

 

[itspebbl]

If you want to integrate some new hens into your flock, do at least 2. I have integrated many times into my flock, and now have my system down. While it may not work for you, this is what I do:
Place the new birds (2-4) in a separate coop
They spends minimum a few weeks, up to a few months in there, while I "tame" them and get them used to me. It would also be good to examine them and observe for signs of illness, parasites, etc, while in quarantine.
So far, it has been best to let the new birds free range at the same time as the older flock. That way, they can easily escape if an older hen is being overly cruel. Also, just let them get used to the sight of one another. You can even take the youngers into the current coop to get them used to the surroundings when they are fully introduced.
Eventually, if everyone is healthy, carefully put the new hens in with the old, and let them mingle, with supervision. Do this several times, then add the new birds in permanently, preferably at night. It will be best to make sure that there are multiple waterers & feeders, so that you won't have to worry about the new hens not getting fed. While there will be some feathers flying, know that this is completely normal and necessary. If it gets too out-of-hand, you can pull them apart to give the little ones a break. If there is blood, take that pullet out immediately, and treat with Neosporin. Let the wound scab up before you re-introduce her (don't go through the whole process above though). If there is only one other pullet, take her out with the injured one, so that she won't be the sole one getting picked on. While it will be rough the first few weeks, the flock dynamics will readjust and you will have a flock of happy, healthy hens.
Sorry if this was rambling, please let me know if you have any questions!

 

[drumstick diva]

If she is that much of a trouble maker, I wouldn't want to keep her.

 

[TheYLWFlock]

If you want to integrate some new hens into your flock, do at least 2. I have integrated many times into my flock, and now have my system down. While it may not work for you, this is what I do:
Place the new birds (2-4) in a separate coop
They spends minimum a few weeks, up to a few months in there, while I "tame" them and get them used to me. It would also be good to examine them and observe for signs of illness, parasites, etc, while in quarantine.
So far, it has been best to let the new birds free range at the same time as the older flock. That way, they can easily escape if an older hen is being overly cruel. Also, just let them get used to the sight of one another. You can even take the youngers into the current coop to get them used to the surroundings when they are fully introduced.
Eventually, if everyone is healthy, carefully put the new hens in with the old, and let them mingle, with supervision. Do this several times, then add the new birds in permanently, preferably at night. It will be best to make sure that there are multiple waterers & feeders, so that you won't have to worry about the new hens not getting fed. While there will be some feathers flying, know that this is completely normal and necessary. If it gets too out-of-hand, you can pull them apart to give the little ones a break. If there is blood, take that pullet out immediately, and treat with Neosporin. Let the wound scab up before you re-introduce her (don't go through the whole process above though). If there is only one other pullet, take her out with the injured one, so that she won't be the sole one getting picked on. While it will be rough the first few weeks, the flock dynamics will readjust and you will have a flock of happy, healthy hens.
Sorry if this was rambling, please let me know if you have any questions!

Thank you for all of the wonderful advice!

If she is that much of a trouble maker, I wouldn't want to keep her.

She is an absolute doll to us, we love her too much to get rid of her. She’ll perch on your shoulder and fall asleep there... she is more insistent with her meanness, but usually only pecks, the Light Brahma isn’t aggressive too often, but when he is, he has pulled the feathers out of some.

How does it work to integrate a single year old hen with a bunch of 10 week old youngsters? We are hopefully getting a Silkie/polish cross hen and I’m wondering how that will work? She’ll obviously be larger than them, but I don’t understand that her appearance might baffle the others a bit, lol. How do we go about this?