At what age are you able to tell a hen from a roo????

[shangri-lafarms]

I have RIR's and I think I have 1 roo. I ordered all ladies however one is bigger and it's comb and wattles are ahead of all the others and it's red already and has been ahead of them for a while now. They were day old on June 1 so they are around 7 weeks or so.........Thanks

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

Usually in heavy breeds like that, the roos are born with bigger combs.

You may also do some research. Supposedly there is a way to tell which sex is which by looking at the feathers on the wings...

 

[shangri-lafarms]

Thanks for your input...yeah i can't tell I've been trying to research it without getting totaqlly obssessed....

 

[gritsar]

shangri-lafarms, hi and welcome to BYC! If you could get a few pics of the suspected roo and maybe one of the others and post them in the what breed/gender category I'll bet someone could help ya out.