May 23, 2012 #1 mamayicken In the Brooder 7 Years May 23, 2012 31 1 24 Can anyone tell me if this is a pullet or cockerel? We are 4 weeks old and I was getting suspicious.
May 23, 2012 #2 chicmom Dances with Chickens 14 Years Feb 24, 2009 8,696 311 426 Strasburg Ohio I agree that your suspicions are correct. Cockerel.
May 23, 2012 Thread starter #3 mamayicken In the Brooder 7 Years May 23, 2012 31 1 24 Uh Oh, won't be able to keep him because of noise. I thought he looked like he was trying to crow today but no sound came out.
Uh Oh, won't be able to keep him because of noise. I thought he looked like he was trying to crow today but no sound came out.
May 23, 2012 #4 sourland Broody Magician Premium Feather Member 15 Years May 3, 2009 161,764 646,735 2,287 New Jersey He's a litle dark for a cockerel, but the early comb and wattle development indicate male.
May 23, 2012 #5 speckledhen Intentional Solitude Premium Feather Member 17 Years Feb 3, 2007 80,036 16,236 1,386 Blue Ridge Mtns. of North Georgia That is a cockerel. His coloring, feather stage, legs and comb all say the same thing. I've probably raised hundreds of Barred Rock chicks and there's no mistaking that one.
That is a cockerel. His coloring, feather stage, legs and comb all say the same thing. I've probably raised hundreds of Barred Rock chicks and there's no mistaking that one.