3 day old with tail feathers

[jakmallex]

I have a bantam Americana chick growing tail feathers at 3 days old. Is this a rooster? None of the others have any tail feathers. This one also throws a fit when I pick it up and is very bold about confronting threats (fingers, camera flash, etc.). It's the cutest of all the chicks so I was really hoping it would be a hen.

 

[ticks]

mine grew feathers fast too. people told me that the hens will devolp feathers faster than the roos. so good luck post pics if you can

 

[reveriereptile]

I've noticed the hens growing tail feathers first. My first group of chickens I thought they were roasters but turned out to be hens.

 

[jakmallex]

That's good news and bad news - good news I might get to keep my favorite but hopefully there are some other hens mixed in too that are slower at growing feathers. I'll post some photos soon.

 

[Kanchii]

Different breeds just grow certain feathers faster than others. My mille fleur d'Uccles had lots of wing and foot feathers by day 7 and my barred rocks barely had any on even their wings and they were TINY. And the cochins development was very sporadic!

 

[jakmallex]

Here he/she is at 4 days old.

 

[Kanchii]

I'm gettin a male vibe from it, uhoh! It's stance and those thick legs scream rooster at me, but it's really a guessing game this young.