Future hen or rooster?

[BreeShu]

First time ever raising chickens. Recieved a dozen mixed eggs. It was pretty 50/50 on sex so far. They are 11 weeks old and this friendly little one has never crowed unlike the others but I'm still not sure which it is.

 

[Birdie2019]

That’s a lil rooster at that age.

 

[BreeShu]

That’s a lil rooster at that age.

I was leaning that way but all the others started crowing around 6 weeks so I wasn't confident.

 

[Birdie2019]

I was leaning that way but all the others started crowing around 6 weeks so I wasn't confident.

That’s pretty normal. I still have two 11 month olds not crowing yet The dominant ones always crow first. (They are 100% roosters)

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Cockerel.

 

[BreeShu]

That’s pretty normal. I still have two 11 month olds not crowing yet The dominant ones always crow first. (They are 100% roosters)

I gave away all but 1 rooster (guess 2 now) a couple weeks ago. My tiny little bantam crows non stop. If the bantam wasn't around would he presumably start crowing in his place?

 

[Birdie2019]

I gave away all but 1 rooster (guess 2 now) a couple weeks ago. My tiny little bantam crows non stop. If the bantam wasn't around would he presumably start crowing in his place?

All depends on the bird, really. (All my roosters are bantams, but we have some little LF x Bantams in the brooder.) Id guess he may start crowing. I know hens don’t typically crow till the roosters are gone, so probably the same case with other guys.

 

[BreeShu]

All depends on the bird, really. (All my roosters are bantams, but we have some little LF x Bantams in the brooder.) Id guess he may start crowing. I know hens don’t typically crow till the roosters are gone, so probably the same case with other guys.

Well I guess I got my answer this morning also when he immediately mounted a hen straight out of the roost!