HAS to be a roo!

[Thechickenchick2]

Anyone else think this is a roo?? 4 weeks old

 

[Thechickenchick2]

Photos

 

[Lamaremybabies]

A comb that large at 4 weeks says rooster to me.

 

[MinervaELS]

Jury is still out, I'm afraid. It still looks like a BSL and if it is it is still definitely a female of course. I suppose it is possible for it to turn out to be a male of another breed but you'll have to wait for it to feather out more.

I wouldn't get overly excited about comb color alone. All of my black sex link pullets began getting pink and red on them long before 10 weeks, and yet they are all girls. One of them began sprouting a comb and wattles like yours pretty early and she now has a set that would make some roosters jealous. Her comb nearly flops down over one of her eyes. She's also one of the loudest of the loud-mouths when it comes to laying eggs.

 

[Margaretlumley01]

Believe so! Look at the comb. Is it bigger than the other chx?

 

[MinervaELS]

Isn't this the same one that is supposed to be a black sex-link?

If so, the answers are the same for now. If it is a black sex link it is a pullet, because it does not have the white spot on the head that identifies a male.

If it is a random chick that got mixed in with the black sex links or otherwise misidentified, you have a few weeks to wait before being able to tell for sure.

ETA: Also, you can just go back and add pictures to one of your previous threads on these guys. You don't have to keep making new ones. The old ones will get bumped up when you add to them.

 

[Thechickenchick2]

Isn't this the same one that is supposed to be a black sex-link?

If so, the answers are the same for now. If it is a black sex link it is a pullet, because it does not have the white spot on the head that identifies a male.

If it is a random chick that got mixed in with the black sex links or otherwise misidentified, you have a few weeks to wait before being able to tell for sure.

ETA: Also, you can just go back and add pictures to one of your previous threads on these guys. You don't have to keep making new ones. The old ones will get bumped up when you add to them.

Yes! I’m convinced the wrong breed got mixed in! Thanks.. I’m still new..trying to figure this all out... sorry!

 

[MinervaELS]

Yes! I’m convinced the wrong breed got mixed in! Thanks.. I’m still new..trying to figure this all out... sorry!

No worries! If you can get a few pictures in natural light, including both the comb and the marked feathers, it might help. But it also might just be a mystery for a few more weeks.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

If you can get a few pics in natural light that would help.Full body pics.Black sexlinks tend to have larger combs than normal.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

At this age the chick wouldn’t have a white spot.If it is a bsl rooster it will have a badly barred pattern,some white/red feathers around in there as well.