EXPERT HELP NEEDED! what is this???

[HenHouse13]

this is my first time owning chicks and im loving it! The man we purchased them from said one is a Rhode Island Red, another a Golden Laced Wyandotte, and the others Ameraucanas..not sure tho!

 

[hdowden]

Hi yall! Im new to raising chickens and have had them for a week and a half now and am loving every minute..here's my question..is this gray chick a pullet or cockerel??? "her" comb looks much more colorful than the rest so i wasnt sure..the seller told me he was certain it was a pullet but i NEED yalls opinions...The chick in question is the gray one closest to the camera...

the front chick is a cockerel and the red looks like it may also be a cockerel

 

[hdowden]

Hi yall! Im new to raising chickens and have had them for a week and a half now and am loving every minute..here's my question..is this gray chick a pullet or cockerel??? "her" comb looks much more colorful than the rest so i wasnt sure..the seller told me he was certain it was a pullet but i NEED yalls opinions...The chick in question is the gray one closest to the camera...

the front chick is a cockerel and the red looks like it may also be a cockerel

 

[HenHouse13]

hdowden,
here is a close up of the red one you thought was maybe a cockerel...

 

[Pele]

Yeah, I think the red is a boy too. He's standing very tall.

 

[ParelliChick]

what age do they start crowing?

Usually about 3 months. Sorry, but it looks like a little boy to me, but I had a little hen that we though was a rooster when it was a chick. You can test it to be certain... here's an old farmer trick. hold it so you can see the vent. Squeeze. If something comes out and when you release goes in, you got yourself a rooster. If nothing happens, try again and still nothing, most likely a hen.

 

[RoostersCrow HensDeliver!]

Usually about 3 months. Sorry, but it looks like a little boy to me, but I had a little hen that we though was a rooster when it was a chick. You can test it to be certain... here's an old farmer trick. hold it so you can see the vent. Squeeze. If something comes out and when you release goes in, you got yourself a rooster. If nothing happens, try again and still nothing, most likely a hen.

Its not quite that simple. You have to hold the chick properly and push on the abdomen in the right spot with the right amount of pressure. I'm sure a lot of people would be intimidated by the possibility of hurting their chick or not doing it right.

 

[ParelliChick]

Its not quite that simple. You have to hold the chick properly and push on the abdomen in the right spot with the right amount of pressure. I'm sure a lot of people would be intimidated by the possibility of hurting their chick or not doing it right.

That's very true. Still, you can wait until their two or three months, then they should start showing characteristics of a male or female. If it's a male, I'm sure where you live has a 4-H club that would be happy for a new addition. So you don't have to cull it.