Do all chickens roost or perch? Male and female?

[Stonelakemomma3]

I have a 4 week old Swedish isbar that I’m dying to find out the sex! S/he is always perched up on the little stand and I’m curious if it’s a sign of it being a hen or rooster? Sorry the pen looks dirty reguardless of the fact that it was just cleaned an hour ago

 

[DobieLover]

Yes. All chickens roost.
4 weeks is a little early to determine gender.

 

[Table4Six]

All chickens roost, unless they are a breed that has flight limitations. At four weeks old that's a pretty pronounced comb already, so for now I'm going with cockerel.

 

[aart]

At four weeks old that's a pretty pronounced comb already, so for now I'm going with cockerel.

Agrees. 4-6 weeks is the best time to sex most breeds.

 

[Stonelakemomma3]

I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that it’s a hen because I’m in love with her\him

 

[PNWskye]

I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that it’s a hen because I’m in love with her\him

Hen?

 

[flutt3rshy]

I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that it’s a hen because I’m in love with her\him

That’s me with my 4 chickens but 2 are roosters and we are tripping to make them not crow but they still do and we might have to give them away

 

[everyday_farmlife]

All chickens roost, unless they are a breed that has flight limitations. At four weeks old that's a pretty pronounced comb already, so for now I'm going with cockerel.

Do you know if there is a way to encourage them to roost? Or do light sussex have flight limitations coz they are a rather big bird
One does roost, the rest refuse to despite multiple perches in different diameters, both rough thick branches and smooth.
So annoying esp in show season they are so hard to keep clean

 

[Sussex19]

Do you know if there is a way to encourage them to roost? Or do light sussex have flight limitations coz they are a rather big bird
One does roost, the rest refuse to despite multiple perches in different diameters, both rough thick branches and smooth.
So annoying esp in show season they are so hard to keep clean

Light Sussex shouldn't have any difficulty, mine are quite good flyers. Have you tried lifting them up in the evening when it dark?

 

[everyday_farmlife]

Light Sussex shouldn't have any difficulty, mine are quite good flyers. Have you tried lifting them up in the evening when it dark?

Yes for 2 weeks every night from 6-8 weeks old when they were put in the coop, now they are layers and sooo lazy the cockeral won't even roost he prefers the ground too!