Crowing hen or is she really a he?

[Jruckas]

Good day all. Long time troll, first real post. I love the website and have found so many useful tips and ideas. After some research I am still a bit confused as to what the breed and sex of the two white and brown hens are. I believe they are Mud hens, a mix between a RR and a White leghorn.?.? Maybe..... Anyway, the one with the darker spots is attempting to crow on a daily basis now. Is she a he or is she just stepping up to the role of the roo? Thank you in advance for your time.

-James

This is the Alpha of the flock and is the one that sounds like a drunk rooster when trying to crow.

From what little research I did, I believe she is what they call a Mud.?.? Any ideas....

One more of the rest of the girls.

 

[Michael OShay]

You have a flock of Red Sex Link chickens which are easily sexed by color. The two white ones with reddish patches in the saddles are cockerels. The reddish ones with white tail feathers are pullets.

 

[junebuggena]

You have a flock of Red Sex Link chickens which are easily sexed by color. The two white ones with reddish patches in the saddles are cockerels. The reddish ones with white tail feathers are pullets.

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[Jruckas]

You have a flock of Red Sex Link chickens which are easily sexed by color. The two white ones with reddish patches in the saddles are cockerels. The reddish ones with white tail feathers are pullets.

Thank you for the quick response. I was afraid of that answer but I am not shocked. They are growing at a faster rate than the rest and now with them attempting to crow, it was almost obvious.

 

[BantamLover21]

The crowing one is definitely a rooster.

 

[Jruckas]

Yeah, I figured as much. That is what I get for trusting TSC to properly sex and label their chicks. 4 out of 6 is not bad compared to what some other people have experienced with TSC.

 

[Michael OShay]

Yeah, I figured as much. That is what I get for trusting TSC to properly sex and label their chicks. 4 out of 6 is not bad compared to what some other people have experienced with TSC.

The sad part about this is that you have Red Sex Links which can be easily sexed by color from hatching. Male chicks are whitish, female chicks are reddish. It takes real incompetence by TSC employees to mistake their gender. (

 

[krista74]

The sad part about this is that you have Red Sex Links which can be easily sexed by color from hatching. Male chicks are whitish, female chicks are reddish. It takes real incompetence by TSC employees to mistake their gender. (

Agreed.

Such a shame, but on the plus side (always looking for the silver lining) the three pullets should give you some lovely eggs.

- Krista

 

[Eggwell]

Hey, just letting you know, I have the same breed. I ordered them online and got them in the mail. My flock looks exactly like yours, and my rooster came solid white as a baby and later developed dark brown spots, but all these guys are called ISA Browns, they are excellent egg layers. You are lucky to have them.

 

[Michael OShay]

Hey, just letting you know, I have the same breed. I ordered them online and got them in the mail. My flock looks exactly like yours, and my rooster came solid white as a baby and later developed dark brown spots, but all these guys are called ISA Browns, they are excellent egg layers. You are lucky to have them.

Isa Brown is one of a number of labels under which some hatcheries market their Red Sex Links, and you are right; like all Red Sex Links, they are egg laying machines. )