8 week old Fibro EE: Hen or rooster

[HerdAndHome]

Pepper is and 8 week old Fibro Easter Eggger. She's () sort of crowing. Kind of a gurgled er-eh-er-er-er. Pepper's a bigger bird than the rest of the 9o'Flock and they're all hatched June 24th, 2024 at Meyer Hatchery.
Hen or rooster?
Beautiful regardless. Enjoy the pics!

 

[Rose the Legbar]

Male, that comb is very large and if you heard a crow that young, it seals that.

 

[sourland]

It's a cockerel.

 

[fluffycrow]

I agree with the others. Because I see you circled the spur growth on his legs, I wanted to mention that both sexes can grow spurs

 

[sourland]

I agree with the others. Because I see you circled the spur growth on his legs, I wanted to mention that both sexes can grow spurs

and both sexes have spur buds even if they do not become spurs.

 

[SilverBirds]

Agreed X4.

 

[p4PaDuck]

Pepper is and 8 week old Fibro Easter Eggger. She's () sort of crowing. Kind of a gurgled er-eh-er-er-er. Pepper's a bigger bird than the rest of the 9o'Flock and they're all hatched June 24th, 2024 at Meyer Hatchery.
Hen or rooster?
Beautiful regardless. Enjoy the pics!
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The mini spur is normal all chickens have it. Most of the time it only develops in roosters. Also all chickens make the erh er er erh sound they just do it when they are looking for stuff. Like food.

 

[p4PaDuck]

I’m thinking it could go either way

 

[HerdAndHome]

The link is to my FB page & Pepper the Pullet doing a cockerel impression.

I'm so worried. I can't keep it but I have no idea how to rehome it and it end up as bait for fighting.

Fibro EE 9wks

 

[SilverBirds]

The link is to my FB page & Pepper the Pullet doing a cockerel impression.

I'm so worried. I can't keep it but I have no idea how to rehome it and it end up as bait for fighting.

Fibro EE 9wks

Are you located in an area where cock fighting is popular or legal? He's more likely to be eaten if anything.