At what age.. will finding the roosters... be easier?

[timp123]

I've got 13 Chickens.. and I'm just wondering.. since I am so new to this.. which ones are the roosters? I don't recall their age.. I'm guess 4 months old, maybe a little older.. regarding the Roo's, should I look for a wallet chain

or??

Seriously though.. sorry for such a Newb question... but I only want one roo... and I am getting curious how many I really have.

Thanks!

 

[LarryPQ]

Pictures would be helpful, but at 4 months it should be getting a little obvious who's who

You should be getting crowers any day now....

 

[columbiacritter]

Big wattles and combs, their rbehavior and crowing. Even as chicks roos often make themselves apparent by standing taller and acting diffeerent than the pullet chicks. I thought my first roos chick was a mental defective, no he was just a he.

 

[timp123]

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I'll take some pics! And no worries... I knew.. I would be attacked (in good fun, of course) for this one.. LOL

 

[patandchickens]

You could post pics of some of them -- not in this section, but over in the "what gender or breed am I?" section of the BYC forum -- and people could tell you what they are, they're old enough it should be fairly clear.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[dee88]

I'm new to this too but I've heard the spurs on the back of their legs mean they are roosters. I'm not sure when the spurs develope. I'm wondering if any of my 5 chickens are roosters, too! No spurs yet but they're only 2 mos. old...

 

[surfchicken72]

I could tell by three weeks, thanks to BYC forum, and posting pics, of course........ at 4 1/2 weeks THERE IS NO DOUBT anymore..
it will be sad when we have to let him go, as he is the most charming of the lot.(6) which apparently is usually
the case....

But a pic or 2 will definitely help.

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

The first sign I look for is the top tailfeather starts curling down over the other tailfeathers.