Doesn't crow but doesn't lay.. I think I'm a roo though

[Year of the Rooster]

The black Cochin is also a rooster.

 

[math ace]

Alright guys - - help me see the roo on the last picture. .

I don't see any feathers indicating roo. I don't see pointy feathers in the hackle / saddle area. I don't see tail feathers indicating roo.

What am I missing that makes you say the last picture was roo?

 

[HEChicken]

I would say pullet on the black cochin.

 

[newchickmom09]

First is a roo second is a pullet. Guess for right now.

On the black chicken, if the feathers at the end of the back right before the tail starts, start to come in very pointy and not round then that could be a roo. It is hard to tell from the photo if the feathers are pointy or if it is just the lighting playing tricks.

 

[KKatknap]

Cochin looks like a pullet to me right now- how old is (s)he?

 

[rancher hicks]

If these birds are 7 mos. shouldn't they be laying by now? If either of them is a hen? I have CM that began to lay in cold November and have been laying pretty good. If you suspect a hen and your other hens are laying and "she" isn't then, she either late or a roo, right?
Though I too would think the black cochin is a hen. There are many things that can affect a hens laying or not.

As for the non- crowing roo, seperate him for a time and if he's a roo, he'll start to crow. Nothing brings out a roos horns than when he's been seperated for a time. Course you could start having fights like Eric and Nick. They fight til there's blood and even through a screen/poultry wire door.

 

[LeBlackbird]

The black is a boy!

See the pointy feathers on his shoulder...

 

[ChurpyChicken]

Hi everyone,

I think the black cochin is a roo its started to making crowing noises, could she just be copying the roos? We've been calling her Joyce for months!

Its hard to tell whose laying which eggs as they all lay in the same box, no idea why when they have lots to pick from!

Thanks for your help guys!

 

[LeBlackbird]

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It was a boy from the start, and if it's crowing, probably a roo

 

[4-H chicken mom]

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I agree, pullet. I don't see any saddle feathers and the neck feathers look more rounded.