5 week old Light Brahma-am I a pullet?

[worldwidechick]

i think it's defintly a roo

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
Out of my original 21 LF brahmas, I picked the five cockerels out at 5 weeks old. By 7 weeks I was positive and gave the extra three away. Not so hard when you are comparing apples to apples or in this case, brahma to brahma.

 

[worldwidechick]

1 in 50 it's a hen

 

[PonderosaChick]

OK, I'm crossing my fingers for a pullet. We already have a Barred Rock rooster (OK-question within a question-is it rooster, or cockerel?) and with a flock of 7, I don't think we need 2. Actually, I didn't even think we needed one, but here we are.

Thank you everyone!

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
A cockerel is a male chicken under the age of one year old.
A rooster is a male chicken over one.
A pullet is a female chicken under the age of one year old.
A hen is a female chicken over one.

 

[PonderosaChick]

Aha! Thank you, gritsar!

 

[chicks4kids]

I absolutely love her name especially with that first pic!! It looks like it was purposely done that way!! Too cute!!

 

[bhaugh]

Im in the same boat as you. I bought some 3 week old chicks and there were boys in the batch. I swear they all look alike. The ones Ive "guessed" to be boys still have fuzzy little back and the others have their feathers in on their backs so I hope I guessed right. I banded the bare backed chicks tonight and am selling them as boys. If the person gets a girl, well they got a nice pullet for $5.00.