7 weeks old hen or roo?

[Helviginger]

My neighbor got Freedom Rangers from a hatchery 7 weeks ago. She gave me 6 to add to my flock and they all turned out to be obvious roosters with iridescent pointed tail feathers and big huge red combs and waddles. A fox got her birds and she gave me the one she had left. This one I'm unsure of it's gender. It's from the same batch as mine and half the size with a small comb but the tail feathers are not blunt at the end. Let me know what you guys think I'm relatively new to chickens. The new bird seems to have smaller saddle feathers too. I really want this one to be a hen. The boys are solid brown new bird has a pattern they're the same age and breed to compare. My original birds are also 2 x new bird's size.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Most likely a boy.

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Looks like some of the cockerels that we butchered a few weeks ago. (@Helviginger you know that these are broilers and need to be butchered at 10 weeks, right?)

 

[house1917]

Could be a Calico Princess based on its color and pattern- she's a CHONK!!

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Could be a Calico Princess based on its color and pattern- she's a CHONK!!

Calico Princess is a laying hybrid. This is a freedom ranger, a broiler. That's why the cockerel is so big. They are meant to be butchered at 10 weeks.

 

[house1917]

Wow- just looked up Freedom Rangers (thought they were solidish red only) and saw they have the orange barred as well. Hatcheries need to 'standardize' on the hybrids

Was hoping you got a Calico Princess by mistake... hope it's a hen!

 

[Helviginger]

Looks like some of the cockerels that we butchered a few weeks ago. (@Helviginger you know that these are broilers and need to be butchered at 10 weeks, right?)

I am planning on keeping any girls. I have cornish cross as well (got them as mislabled leghorns) and those meat birds do need to be butchered, are the rangers as prone to health issues? I hear they do just fine and lay big eggs. My freedom rangers are the friendliest birds I have. I'm also planning on keeping a freedom ranger roo because they are so big. They're scary to the ravens that want to take away my chicks.

 

[faith5]

If their tail fathers are pointed at the end, its a rooster. Comb and waddle development is also a sign of it being a rooster.