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 16 Years Feb 24, 2009 8,696 314 466 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 16 Years May 3, 2009 170,275 697,001 2,357 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 18 Years Feb 3, 2007 80,464 18,043 1,406 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.