can anyone tell me if I have a rooster?

[jamesinolympia]

These chick's are Rhode Island red and are 7 weeks old. The bird with the large comb concerns me. Is this maybe a rooster? Any help is much appreciated.

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[FarmerMurray]

the one in the middle is a rooster, he has a large comb for 7 weeks.

 

[teria]

Looks like a roo to me.

 

[jamesinolympia]

Just as I thought. When will he start to xrow, and do you have any information about how to have him put up for adoption in the Olympia Washington area?

I hope I have at least a week or so before I have to worry about noise. I live in Tumwater and the city does not allow a rooster.

Thanks for everyone's help.

 

[tcl322]

Total newbie here but you can try the needle trick. I read on one chicken site that it works. We just got our first chicks 6 days ago and tried it yesterday. It said the one we "think" is the rooster was a boy. All the others we tested were girls. Just tie a sewing needle to thread and hold it over each chicken, separately. If the needle swings back and forth it's a boy...circle is a girl.

As I said we are total newbies so I wouldn't base any decisions on your results unless a veteran chimes in on the subject. But I have seen this done on humans and it has been accurate every time so I do believe it some!

 

[jmdarrow]

I just did that with my silkie chicks. Have 8 2 weeks old. The one I thought was a roo is a boy. Have one more roo, rest are girls. Just praying this is true. Time will tell. I can handle 2. But no more.....

 

[clickdb]

Total newbie here but you can try the needle trick. I read on one chicken site that it works. We just got our first chicks 6 days ago and tried it yesterday. It said the one we "think" is the rooster was a boy. All the others we tested were girls. Just tie a sewing needle to thread and hold it over each chicken, separately. If the needle swings back and forth it's a boy...circle is a girl.

As I said we are total newbies so I wouldn't base any decisions on your results unless a veteran chimes in on the subject. But I have seen this done on humans and it has been accurate every time so I do believe it some!

Also if they get sick, use crystals in their coop, you hang them under the roosts.
Forget science and veterinarians and ACTUAL FACTS. /sarcasm

 

[tcl322]

Well, we did the needle trick again and got the same results. We did it out of curiosity to see if it could be accurate. We also just did it for the fun of it. My chicks are now 11 weeks old and the results were correct. FYI.

 

[3riverschick]

I gave a bunch of extra chicks to a local old time farmer last week. He picked them up the other day. Asked me if I had a metal nut and a string. I got them and he sat down with a chick on his lap and proceeded to check each one for sex with the trick listed in post 7. Refused to take my word for it. Checked each carefully and was 100% correct. I don't know why it works but was real interested to watch the nut move either in a line or circle. Checked 8 chicks, he took 5 cockerels, I kept 2 pullets and a cockerel.
It was a real "old timey" moment.
Best,
Karen