Cock? Help!

[Sunny-Side Up]

I recently got chicks, and one of them is starting to sort of act and look like a rooster. It's a Speckled Sussex, and somewhere around 4 weeks old? I don't exactly how old it is because it was older than the other chicks when I got them. Is it a boy or a girl? Thanks!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Too young

 

[pennyJo1960]

x2

 

[Hybridchucks]

Too young Post again in around 3+ weeks

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

No obvious cockerel signs shown. What are you seeing, specifically, that caused you concern?

 

[red horse ranch]

It's hard to tell at 4 weeks old. In another week or two you will see some color in the comb if it is male. Sussex chicks can be very bossy and dominating even at a very young age. So attitude shouldn't be the deciding factor in whether it's male or not. Can you post again next week or so? I just love to look at the chicks.

I just separated my purebred Speckled Sussex from the rest of the flock. In another 2 weeks I'll be collecting eggs for incubating.

 

[Sunny-Side Up]

Thanks! I'll post again soon if I still have a concern. It was just a lot bossier and sort of looked like a rooster.

 

[featherhead007]

I recently got chicks, and one of them is starting to sort of act and look like a rooster. It's a Speckled Sussex, and somewhere around 4 weeks old? I don't exactly how old it is because it was older than the other chicks when I got them. Is it a boy or a girl? Thanks!View attachment 1260201 View attachment 1260202 View attachment 1260203 View attachment 1260205

Very cute rooster, look at the pronounced comb at that young age! But wait till he crows before you do anything. I have some experience with many breeds, and raised 21 roos before I had to give off all of them. All were from 1 day old, to watching them hatch!

 

[Hensndoes]

It's early but I'm gonna say pullet. Speckled Sussex may seem like bossy birds but that's just cuz they love their treats. Yours has a very nice defined chipmunk stripe (may not ring true every time but puts the odds more on pullet.)

 

[drumstick diva]

How about waiting till 8 weeks of age, when chick is fully feathered out?