Bantam Cochin chick probably a male?

[rreyou]

Good evening! My friend and I recently got chickens for our apartment since we just moved from households that previously owned chickens and I missed them. Unfortunately, one of our little buddies seems to be a little guy.

It's a little over 3 weeks old and has a pronounced comb that's already turning red.

We took a chance with this little chick .The other chickens are ~2 month old pullets whose combs are smaller than his, so that's why I'm thinking boy.
However, I never raised bantam chickens from this young of an age before, so I am still unfamiliar with sexing babies.
We live about an hour and a half from Dallas, TX. Is there much hope in a farmer being able to take him for free if I list on Craigslist? I'm not sure what the demand for bantam cochin male chicks are so I'm worried we will have to put him/her down. I'd like to take care of him/her until the first crow but after that I'm stuck on what to do.

 

[Cream and Bob]

You can find people but they will most likely butcher it and feed it to their dogs.

 

[Nick the chickens lover]

It might be a rooster be it so hard to tell.

 

[rreyou]

You can find people but they will most likely butcher it and feed it to their dogs.

Ahh I figured we got it from someone selling a batch of chicks so I think if we didn't buy it,that might have happened to it anyway. Is it better to cull chicks this young?

 

[Nick the chickens lover]

It might be a rooster but it is hard to tell.

 

[Nick the chickens lover]

You could sell it to someone that might want it. Or you could wait and see if it's a boy when it's older.

 

[rreyou]

You could sell it to someone that might want it. Or you could wait and see if it's a boy when it's older.

True, I think if it isn't free it might discourage people from feeding it to their animals. I will most likely raise it until it first crows (or not, fingers crossed).

 

[chrissynemetz]

I'm thinking it's very likely a cockerel.

 

[janiedoe]

@rreyou try posting in the Texas thread. You may have better luck rehoming him there or on craigslist. Also try Texas Backyard Chickens facebook and on MeWe. Good luck.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

More likely then not, cockerel. Cochins are known for reddening up somewhat early.

You could try to find a home for him, try the texas thread, as somebody else suggested, or try the buy/sell/trade threads.