Barred Plymouth Rock, Rooster or Hen?

[gwyneth]

Out of 6 Hens ordered 1 so far is confirmed Rooster. Had to give him/her away. So sad. Now someone who has chickens saw this picture and said, my Carrie is a boy. What do you think?

 

[donrae]

Carrie is a Carl, sorry. Feel free to post pics of your other birds if you want, just to confirm genders.

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm sorry, but that is definitely a cockerel.

 

[gwyneth]

Rhode Island Red

Exchequer Leghorn

White Leghorn


EasterEgger bantam

 

[BantamLover21]

Rhode Island Red

Exchequer Leghorn

White Leghorn


EasterEgger bantam

All of these are pullets.

 

[gwyneth]

Thank you for "looking" at them for me. At least we have 4 out of 6. Now what will we do with this rooster?

 

[Wyandottes7]

Only the Barred Rock is a rooster.

 

[donrae]

Everyone else is female

 

[Michael OShay]

Carrie is the only boy in your pics. )

 

[torilovessmiles]

Thank you for "looking" at them for me. At least we have 4 out of 6. Now what will we do with this rooster?

If you really want to keep him, you can try a no-crow collar (if crowing is the problem). They are harmless and work by putting a bit of pressure on the vocal cords, so he can't make the full crowing sound. It sounds really weird, but it is much quieter!

There are up sides to having a rooster. They protect your hens, help keep dominant hens from picking on submissive ones, and if you decided you wanted to hatch eggs, you have your own fertile ones!