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[Eric2020]

Ok I am new to raising chickens. We bought 5 hens(so we think) all were 4 days old when we brought them home. Now one has a bigger comb and waddle than the others before they start laying eggs is this one a rooster? They are all Rhode Island reds they will be 16 weeks this Wednesday
Eric

 

[Elizabethwood09]

Yes, I think that's a cockerel.

 

[chickenhappy1233]

cockerel

 

[CrazyCochin]

Ok I am new to raising chickens. We bought 5 hens(so we think) all were 4 days old when we brought them home. Now one has a bigger comb and waddle than the others before they start laying eggs is this one a rooster? They are all Rhode Island reds they will be 16 weeks this Wednesday
Eric

Rooster! And a handsome one!

 

[Eric2020]

Rooster! And a handsome one!

Thank you that’s what I was afraid of now what do I do with him we want egg layers how do I keep him out of the nesting box?

 

[Painted Calls]

Cockerel.

You could sell him, re-home him, or eat him. If you are allowed to have roosters, you could keep him.

 

[Quaicken108]

Cockerel.

You could sell him, re-home him, or eat him. If you are allowed to have roosters, you could keep him.

x2! Cockerel.

 

[Mogul Moonshine]

you have one pretty Cockerel.

 

[CrazyCochin]

Thank you that’s what I was afraid of now what do I do with him we want egg layers how do I keep him out of the nesting box?

If you have room, you could always set up like a dog igloo or a small dog house and put wire around it... we have many fenced-in pens around our property, where we keep the extra roosters and ducks... and one goose.

 

[Ebony Rose]

If you're allowed to keep a rooster, then I recommend it. A rooster will defend the flock, even at the expense of his life. His job is to point out the choicest bits of food for his girls and keep an eye out for trouble.
If you're not allowed to keep a rooster, then you'll need to decide if you wish to find him a new home or invite him FOR dinner as soon as he starts crowing.