can Anyone tell if this is a rooster?

[ophelia3178]

So my 6 chicks are 16 days old, and one if the americaunas is grower at a much faster rate and looks very manly!! could it be a rooster?? and if so, is it possible to get them fixed?

and it's the only one with that shape. there's a picture of my Orpington and my mom, to compare bodies

 

[LRH97]

It's kind of hard to tell in the photos because of the shadows, but the bird in the pictures looks to be colored as a typical Easter Egger female.

 

[Peeps61]

My Ameracuanas both grew at a faster rate than my other chicks, so your chick growing so fast is not surprising. By the time mine were two months old, my rooster had a very red comb and more vibrant coloring. He did not actually crow until about 4 months old, though. If it's a rooster, and it looks like a pullet to me, it will start getting the distinctive feathers that roosters get. Unfortunately, you can't "fix" them! LOL!

 

[ophelia3178]

more pics of her (or him)

 

[keesmom]

Looks like typical pullet coloring.

 

[Mrs. K]

She looks like a pullet to me too, but it is early to make the call.

You could have him made into a capon. It is a surgery, but I am not sure if that stops him from crowing?

Mrs K

 

[ophelia3178]

)) thanks everyone! I don't mind crowing.

 

[JeanR]

Crowing, unlike incessant dog's barking, is music to my ears! Have you been to a large Poultry Show--10 or 20,000 chickens-like Hannover, Germany==it is an Opera production!