Can you figure out what breed and gender this is?

[amymccorkle]

I was given the golden chicken on 4/16/13 and it was not fully feathered out yet and I think must be between 13 and 15 weeks. I heard crowing yesterday and I think it must be this one. The chickens behind it in the 2nd picture are supposed to be around 20 weeks now and I was told they were all girls. Of the others, 3 are suppose to be 2 black astrolorps and 1 ameraucana. This is my first time having chickens. Can you tell from these pictures what the golden one is and the gender?

 

[Whittni]

I think its a cockerel and probably a game breed crossed with a buff orpington.

 

[amymccorkle]

Thanks for the quick response. I was afraid it might turn out to be a cockerel

 

[Crooked-Creek]

Definitely looks to have some Buff in it. A game breed cross sounds about right. Oh yes, it appears to be a cockerel.

 

[amymccorkle]

Turns out she is a girl after all!! Started laying white eggs a couple of weeks ago and she is around 9 months old now.

 

[roostersandhens]

Turns out she is a girl after all!! Started laying white eggs a couple of weeks ago and she is around 9 months old now.

That is good!

 

[bluebirdnanny]

In the all hen flocks sometimes a hen decides to take on the protector role and will try to crow. I had one in my first flock of 3 production hens. The one I called redneck rebel that had the bare neck (was probably the favorite of the prior owners rooster) was the smallest but definitely the boss. She used to mount the other girls too.

Glad yours was a hen. Figure out who was making crowing noises?

 

[TheRoostergirl]

Shes a buff orpington

 

[sourland]

Shes a buff orpington

Nope, not possible. White eggs and white earlobes indicate that she is most likely a buff leghorn or Minorca.

 

[donrae]

Shes a buff orpington

Not a buff orpington, she's either a mix or possibly a buff Mincora.

Thanks for the update--looking at the original pictures, I was sure thinking cockerel! glad you're getting eggs, not crows.