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[debid]

I didn't know that hens could crow till I looked it up. and it's also been trying to jump on a couple of my hens so this could actually be female?

Did I miss where you said how old this one is?

 

[Crazy Mama]

Did I miss where you said how old this one is?

Yes it's almost 4 months, it's so so weird because I never knew hens could crow and it was the first one to start crowing.

 

[Mr Hogarth]

Good morning, below are pictures of my New Hampshire Reds. They are one of favourite breeds These are roughly 12-13 weeks old. I also keep gold laced wyandottes which I find much easier to sex than these.

There are 5 in total. I am very confident that birds 1,3 and 5 are cockerels however I am unsure about birds 2 and 4 - their combs are slightly smaller which leads me to believe that they're pullets but I wouldn't be surprised if all 5 are cockerels! The photos aren't the greatest so my apologies for that. Any replies will be greatly appreciated.

Bird 1:

Bird 2:

Bird 3:

Bird 4:

Bird 5:

 

[keesmom]

Yes it's almost 4 months, it's so so weird because I never knew hens could crow and it was the first one to start crowing.

Older hens with reproductive disorders are most often the crowing females. Anything crowing at a young age is a cockerel. That's quite a red comb for a 4 month old Cochin. They are slow to mature. It's likely a late blooming cockerel.

 

[KaylorFarms]

Good morning, below are pictures of my New Hampshire Reds. They are one of favourite breeds These are roughly 12-13 weeks old. I also keep gold laced wyandottes which I find much easier to sex than these.

There are 5 in total. I am very confident that birds 1,3 and 5 are cockerels however I am unsure about birds 2 and 4 - their combs are slightly smaller which leads me to believe that they're pullets but I wouldn't be surprised if all 5 are cockerels! The photos aren't the greatest so my apologies for that. Any replies will be greatly appreciated.

Bird 1:
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Bird 3:
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Bird 4:
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Bird 5:
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Bird one, three, and five are cockerels

 

[Aspen Anderson]

Hey well this is a helpful little corner! I've got gender related questions about my young chickens, myself.

We got a bunch of chicks from our local IFA. The store said all but their bantams were a 90% chance of being hens. When we brought them home, I looked up some ways to tell the gender at such a young age, and the most common seemed to be the wings. We checked all of our chicks' wings, and they all seemed to look like hen wings, so we just went with that.

Watching them grow, I've noticed that 2 in particular are starting to show some signs that might lead them to actually be roosters, despite having hen-like wings. I'm not so sure, so I was hoping for second opinions! They're both about 3 months old.
(Something to keep in mind is that, when they were chicks, they were pecked on by one of our older ones, and so their crests are scarred up, which might make it difficult. )

The first one is our barred plymouth rock named Mal:

This one's such a sweetie who I never even considered would be a rooster, until I noticed the tail feathers were awfully thin (but rounded).


Next is Puff, our Easter Egger who I really want to be a hen for those super neat eggs!

The tail feathers of this one are more thick and rounded, yet they're held and colored like a rooster, making me really question the gender. This one is also rather feisty, and likes to play fight with the other pullets (and pick on the bantams).

Even if they're roosters, we'll probably be able to keep them. I've heard of rooster collars which I'll most likely do, and we can find a way to separate them from the hens (we don't want to make more chicks). My biggest problem is that I want those Easter Egger eggs!

 

[KaylorFarms]

Hey well this is a helpful little corner! I've got gender related questions about my young chickens, myself.

We got a bunch of chicks from our local IFA. The store said all but their bantams were a 90% chance of being hens. When we brought them home, I looked up some ways to tell the gender at such a young age, and the most common seemed to be the wings. We checked all of our chicks' wings, and they all seemed to look like hen wings, so we just went with that.

Watching them grow, I've noticed that 2 in particular are starting to show some signs that might lead them to actually be roosters, despite having hen-like wings. I'm not so sure, so I was hoping for second opinions! They're both about 3 months old.
(Something to keep in mind is that, when they were chicks, they were pecked on by one of our older ones, and so their crests are scarred up, which might make it difficult. )

The first one is our barred plymouth rock named Mal:
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This one's such a sweetie who I never even considered would be a rooster, until I noticed the tail feathers were awfully thin (but rounded).


Next is Puff, our Easter Egger who I really want to be a hen for those super neat eggs!

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The tail feathers of this one are more thick and rounded, yet they're held and colored like a rooster, making me really question the gender. This one is also rather feisty, and likes to play fight with the other pullets (and pick on the bantams).

Even if they're roosters, we'll probably be able to keep them. I've heard of rooster collars which I'll most likely do, and we can find a way to separate them from the hens (we don't want to make more chicks). My biggest problem is that I want those Easter Egger eggs!

Thank you for posting!! The first one is actually a Dominique, Which looks a bit like a cockerel to me. The easter egger looks like a girl.

 

[Aspen Anderson]

Thank you for posting!! The first one is actually a Dominique, Which looks a bit like a cockerel to me. The easter egger looks like a girl.

Oh is that so? Well thank you so much!

I'm so happy to hear Puff is a girl! And it's good that our one rooster is a sweetie.

 

[KaylorFarms]

Oh is that so? Well thank you so much!

I'm so happy to hear Puff is a girl! And it's good that our one rooster is a sweetie.

You're welcome!!! Your chickens are gorgeous!

 

[Crazy Mama]

Older hens with reproductive disorders are most often the crowing females. Anything crowing at a young age is a cockerel. That's quite a red comb for a 4 month old Cochin. They are slow to mature. It's likely a late blooming cockerel.

Ok, that is very interesting, so you think he's male, and I've had 2 others saying female, and when I got (it) lol, they told me (it) was 4-5 weeks old, and that was 5\9\17. Here is another picture I just took this morning of him/her lol

Older hens with reproductive disorders are most often the crowing females. Anything crowing at a young age is a cockerel. That's quite a red comb for a 4 month old Cochin. They are slow to mature. It's likely a late blooming cockerel.

That is very interesting, I had 2 other people tell me they thought it was a point of lay hen so I am posting this pic that I took this morning, and a pic of the other Black Cochin of same

age, if you could give me some clues on the other one too. Thank you.