13-14 week old cockerel or hen?!

[Homeschool hatcher]

Hi, is this grey chicken a cockerel or hen? Haven’t heard it crow yet but the polish is nice and loud

 

[black_cat]

Handsome cockerel.

 

[Homeschool hatcher]

Thought so! thank you

 

[black_cat]

Thought so! thank you

Can you keep him?

 

[Homeschool hatcher]

Not sure but we have a plan B. Someone we know will be happy to take it so we can visit him

 

[black_cat]

Not sure but we have a plan B. Someone we know will be happy to take it so we can visit him

That's great! If your city allows it and you have enough hens you may be able to keep him. Lots of people can't find anyone who wants roos so that's really lucky for your!

 

[Homeschool hatcher]

We would love to keep him, we are waiting for complaints hasn’t crowed yet. But the polish has been loud around 7am

 

[black_cat]

We would love to keep him, we are waiting for complaints hasn’t crowed yet. But the polish has been loud around 7am

Sounds wonderful.

 

[Heidekraut213]

I was sure we had all hens until my roommate said she heard some crowing the other day, from more than one?! I now see maybe some saddle feathers on the reddish one, Tang. Not sure if females have saddle feathers at all? Also if one is a rooster then they must all be because they are all the same size and similar hackle feathers. They are exactly 3 months old now. I had a cockerel amongst pullets before but he crowed early on at just a few weeks of age and was twice the size of pullets so it was obvious. Any ideas?

 

[black_cat]

I was sure we had all hens until my roommate said she heard some crowing the other day, from more than one?! I now see maybe some saddle feathers on the reddish one, Tang. Not sure if females have saddle feathers at all? Also if one is a rooster then they must all be because they are all the same size and similar hackle feathers. They are exactly 3 months old now. I had a cockerel amongst pullets before but he crowed early on at just a few weeks of age and was twice the size of pullets so it was obvious. Any ideas?

The one pictured above is definitely a male.