Blue Wyandotte - how to tell if it's a roo?

[Chickenknittle]

I'm trying to determine if this 7 week old Blue Wyandotte is a roo.... No crowing yet so I don't know. But I'd like to know pretty definitively before I start looking for a new home if it's a "him". Our city ordinances do not allow for roosters. Does anyone have enough familiarity with this breed to tell at 7 weeks of age?

"He" is really active and these are the best pictures I can get. He's not into posing.

Thanks for your help!

 

[Katy]

I raise blue wyandottes and I'd say you have a roo there. The pullets very seldom have that amount of red that young.

 

[Chickenknittle]

That's what really clued me in -- "he" has been that red for 2 weeks and my Golden Laced Wyandotte who is a week older, is barely turning pink now. Any estimation how long I might have before he starts crowing? He has to be re-homed by then...

 

[Katy]

It probably will be awhile before he starts crowing.

 

[fshinggrl]

He's gorgeous! I'd take him off your hands if we lived close!