4 month old Ameraucana....could it be a roo?

[chickenlickin8]

I was sure this was a hen and I haven't heard any crowing but I see shiny, pointy feathers coming in on the back area which makes think it's a roo maybe.

If this is a roo, wouldn't it be crowing by now?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Male... some don't crow til later, that's an individual thing...

 

[drumstick diva]

agree

 

[henny1129]

Yep, looks like a male to me. Very pretty boy though!

 

[chickens really]

I would say Pullet.....Take some other pictures.......Does not look like a Cockerel to me.........

 

[chickenlickin8]

Thanks for the responses. So if it is a roo, when will it start crowing? This one is 16 weeks old now. All the roos I have raised before started crowing at 10 to 12 weeks, some sooner. That is what is throwing me off. I'm holding on to hope it may be a hen.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Thanks for the responses. So if it is a roo, when will it start crowing? This one is 16 weeks old now. All the roos I have raised before started crowing at 10 to 12 weeks, some sooner. That is what is throwing me off. I'm holding on to hope it may be a hen.

Blue Ameraucana pullet would only have the darker shade of blue in the head and hackle area... blue cockerels get the dark shade in a cape across the shoulders/wings/back/saddle area like a cape...

As to when he'll start crowing, that's up to him... some start early, some start late... some crow a lot, some hardly ever do... no telling on that, but he is definitely a cockerel, sorry...

 

[dekel18042]

Thanks for the responses. So if it is a roo, when will it start crowing? This one is 16 weeks old now. All the roos I have raised before started crowing at 10 to 12 weeks, some sooner. That is what is throwing me off. I'm holding on to hope it may be a hen.

I've had some who didn't start crowing until over eight months old. I have a 6.5 month old one who rarely crows. I want to say never but I MAY have heard him crow once. Of course the pullets who hatched with him aren't laying yet either.

 

[chickenlickin8]

Wow, I didn't know it could take that long for a roo to start crowing. I hope he doesn't crow, and I will keep him. He is a beautiful blue slate color. I also have a blue pullet for sure.

Here she is

Another pic of our suspect roo

 

[chickenlickin8]

Updated pics, 23 weeks now and not crowing yet. The tail doesn't look like a roo, more like a hen's tail.