Chubby chickie, Help identify please.

[MotherOfMany]

Ok, we have 7 chicks that are about 4-5 weeks old. They were all the same size at purchase but now I have one that is soo much bigger than the rest. It can't make it up to the roost where all of the other babies hang out during the day. It's very timid about jumping off of my lap when I'm sitting in the coop with them. It seems perfectly healthy; runs about, testing her wings, eats very, very well and seems content. Maybe it's the breed and is just heavy. I don't know what the breed is or the sex. Maybe this could be the indicator as to why. Any thoughts?

We call it Poof. Very fluffy and fat. This is Poof wanting up on the roost. It's about 2 feet off of the ground. Poof hits her? beak up there but falls back down.

 

[HorseFeathers]

Rhode Island Red baby boy.

 

[LadyinRed]

Yep! Its a little RIR boy! I've got five girls and they look just like him save for they have much smaller combs.

 

[MotherOfMany]

I have 4 others that look just like Poof. But are not nearly as fat and can fly really well. Although some have combs just as large as Poof's. Is that a good indicator of sex?

 

[Break an Egg]

Poof is a rhode island red baby roo. Very cute.

oh and

from San Antonio, Tx

 

[tinychicky]

Rhode island red cockeral, no doubt about it!!

 

[chickintexas]

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I was reading this post and saw that you're in SA. I live only 20 miles north from there!