Buff Brahma Rooster?

[MINchick]

I picked up this guy this morning after looking specifically for a Buff Brahma rooster for a bit. I'm told he is around 12 weeks old but I'm wondering if the age is accurate and if he is actually a rooster or if this is really a hen.

He's slightly smaller than the full grown laying hens we have. I'm not familiar with this breed outside of the research I've done online but I know they tend to mature slower because they are a larger breed. He is also missing feathers on his back but he was in a flock with 25 roosters and 75+ hens so he may have been getting picked on or this may be an older hen who is molting. I'm not new to chickens so I feel like I should know the answer but I'm stumped.

 

[sourland]

He's a bit used and abused, but he is a cockerel. It will definitely take time for him to mature and find his mojo.

 

[The Happster]

Boy. Looks a couple weeks older than 12.

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

That's a boy.

 

[MINchick]

He's a bit used and abused, but he is a cockerel. It will definitely take time for him to mature and find his mojo.

Yea like I said, he was with around 25 other roos and he was one of the smallest. He's with just a few hens now and we'll get him in good shape.

 

[MINchick]

Boy. Looks a couple weeks older than 12.

She said around three months so he may well be a couple weeks older. Her dad got him and some others from a hatchery and dropped them at her house so she wasn't exactly sure on age. Glad to hear boy though!

 

[The Happster]

Yea like I said, he was with around 25 other roos and he was one of the smallest. He's with just a few hens now and we'll get him in good shape.

Glad you got him. Poor boy. He does look a bit beaten up. Didn't see all those feathers missing!

 

[Sammi_0411]

Hia gorgeous needs some TLC xx