Cockerel or rooster?!

[Homeschool hatcher]

Hi guys! These chicks are nearly 12 weeks old. Which ones do you think is a cockerel?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Hi guys! These chicks are nearly 12 weeks old. Which ones do you think is a cockerel?

Cockerel and rooster BOTH mean boy
The barred is surely male.

 

[britesidefarm]

The Cream Legbar and the Silkie mix in the last photo are both cockerels, not sure about the rest

 

[The Happster]

White Sultan type bird is the only possible pullet.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

The barred one is the boy that jumps out at me. I'm not sure of the others.

 

[AllyTCat]

Cockerel and rooster BOTH mean boy
The barred is surely male.

They might’ve meant if it was male, depends on which word you stress.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

All my birds roost regardless of sex. I believe they are all roosters.

The above responses seem accurate as to which are cockerels and will grow up to be cocks.

 

[Ihavesomechickens]

well, a cockerel is the correct term for a male chicken under the age of a year, and a rooster is the correct term for a male chicken over the age of a year. based off the age alone, I have to say any boys would be cockerels.

But, to answer the question of male or female, the barred one I am almost positive is a cockerel. The other ones, I don’t know. But, you only have no roosters, I promise. There are absolutely 0 roosters in those pictures. There might be a few cockerels, but NO roosters.

 

[Homeschool hatcher]

Sorry just realised what title I wrote, was suppose to say cockerel or hen

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

All look like roosters except the far right silkie in the picture with the three roosting. Which silkies are hard to tell. I would need to see a pic of it standing sideways and a good head shot. The only reason I say it might be a pullet is because there tails tend to be more pom-pom but it would be easier to tell if it's standing.