Crowing Hens or Roosters?

[Amberjem]

first bird

 

[urban sunshine]

yeah, I would say the first

 

[ChickenPox]

I'm sorry you had such a bad first experience. But we all start somewhere! You will learn and be one of the "ol pros" in no time. Welcome to BYC!

 

[FL Crowing Hen]

Thanks for the welcome.

OK, so I've been doing research on chickens for a while even before I got my first chicks back in June. It's obvious to anyone that my 7 roosters are roosters, but since an experienced chicken keeper told me they were hens, I doubted myself.

I've been offered these 4 hens by a neighbor in exchange for 6 of my 7 roosters. I'm pretty sure they are hens, and I'm also pretty sure that they are the breeds he says they are, but just to be safe, I'm posting them for everyone's opinion. I realize they aren't the best photos. I can try to get better ones/


The red/brown one is supposed to be a RIR/Easter Egger mix, about 10 months old.


This one is supposed to be a Maran, also about 10 months old.


This one is supposed to be a Maran/Easter Egger mix about 10 months old.


This one is supposed to be an Easter Egger almost 2 years old.

 

[Percheron chick]

That sounds like a good deal. The only one I question is the 3rd bird. That's one tough and large looking girl. The other 3 are for sure hens. Keep the rooster you like the best. He needs to be mild mannered and respectful of you and his hens.

Upon farther review, #3 is a hen as well.

 

[BantamLover21]

They look like a good deal to me. All of them appear to be healthy hens.

 

[FL Crowing Hen]

Here's some additional photos of the third hen. I made the trade and kept the Easter Egger Rooster.

 

[Percheron chick]

This is the one I questioned but if you look at the 1st picture with the red hen, you can clearly see she has no saddle feathers or other male characteristic. The EE rooster is a good looking boy. The additional pictures you posted are of a very typical EE hen. When you see that color pattern, you know you have a hen.

 

[FL Crowing Hen]

Oh, you're absolutely right. You said the third hen, and I posted additional photos of the fourth. Oops.

Thanks everyone for all the great feedback.

 

[ChickenPox]

Great trade! Nice neighbor!