Gender of our Rhode Island reds??

[terrim81]

They are 19 weeks and they all look pretty much the same.

 

[terrim81]

 

[Fred's Hens]

Production red cockerel. He'll crow, not lay eggs.

 

[Studio2770]

Definitely a cockerel. Notice the large comb and wattles, thick legs, hackle(neck) feathers, saddle(base of tail feathers), and the long shiny green tail feathers that only males have. If your others look like him then you may have an all male flock.

 

[terrim81]

Ugh, that's what we thought! We have 6 males and no females. Just out luck. Lol

 

[donrae]

Well, no eggs, but you can have some nice chicken dinners!

 

[terrim81]

I've spent so much time on them, don't think I could eat them. Lol

 

[Studio2770]

See how they do with each other. They may be fine altogether if they grew up together but it depends on the chicken.

 

[Countrypunk92]

Oh yea. I didn't have to look at that pic more then a second. Cock-a-doodle-roo!

 

[terrim81]

Oh they are totally fine with one another. It's out older rooster (not a rir) that is going after them all. Lol but our first boy is making SSOO much noise lol. Once they all start going I think our neighbors will be knocking at our door lol