4 week old ... Roo?

[adeechickluv]

Hi, my hen/roo is 4 weeks old. She's a bit aggressive and flighty and has feathered out very quickly. Her tail is almost upright ... could she/he be a roo?

 

[ozark hen]

what color is that comb? Is it pink or red? are those chicks all the same age and large breeds?

 

[FortWorthChicks]

looks like a barred rock roo to me.

.. because the boys have more white in the barring and this one looks like it has alot of white.

 

[Keri78]

I had a little cuckoo maran boy that looked exactly the same!!! I say "he's all boy!!!"

 

[adeechickluv]

The other chicks are 1-2 weeks behind the roo/hen. The comb ... is sort of pinkish white.

 

[adeechickluv]

Please, please answer to this! My town doesn't allow roosters and I don't want to be feeding a bird I'm not going to keep (especially at the price these days!!

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Also, about what age do you think he/she would be? I said 4 weeks, but now I'm thinking about 3. What do yah'll think?

 

[chicky78]

I hope this can help you gauge the age

Mine at 3 weeks:

At 5 1/2:

And if it is in fact a roo (which is does look like...) it's body size may be larger.

Based on the feathering, he looks to be about 4 weeks (but I'm not an expert, lol)

 

[adeechickluv]

Thanks, from your pictures, he is probably 4 weeks old ...
So are you sure he's a boy?

 

[HorseFeathers]

Looks like a BR or CM boy to me.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Definitely a rooster.