Did I get a rooster by mistake?

[Leyana]

I received my baby chicks in the mail today from mpc. They are all doing great but one has pasty butt AND this one is also a little darker than the others. I've been trying to clean his/her bottom all day and my husband finally made some progress this evening and we're pretty sure there's a bit of an appendage down there (which might also be why "he" is more prone to pasty butt?). I just found out that I'm not really supposed to have chickens in my town and I really don't think I can get away with a rooster in suburban NJ.

Sooo, what does a baby male chick look like? These chicks are salmon faverolles. Do roosters have male parts? New to all this! Appreciate any help!

 

[faykokoWV]

this thread will answer any questions you may have about rooster parts... and probably some you never would have asked

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=320611

sometimes with pasty but they just get irritated and swell up down there. try putting a little olive oil or vaseline on it to keep further poo from sticking.


Good luck

 

[faykokoWV]

oh, by the way, on many breeds you can't tell a roo from a hen until they start crowing or laying. Some can be sexed by the color of their feathers, others, the roos till start developing very red little combs quite early. I don't know enough about your breed to give you the signs of a roo, but "parts" aren't one of them.