HELP! IS THIS A ROOSTER OR HEN?

[hamellott]

At only 4 weeks, does this appear to be a male or female? The comb has become quite pink, but not red. Ideas? Very anxious to know. He is very aggressive and tall, so leads me to think roo.

 

[ChickenCharmer]

I'm guessing rooster. I have 11 chicks of that age, and I'm also desperately trying to figure out their genders.. LOL

 

[KittyKelly]

I'm going to guess roo....but it is very young!

 

[hamellott]

Thank you. I'm new to this so I have no clue what type of chicken I have, what the sex is or what kind of comb it has. It is not a single line of bumps, it ends in a bunch of bumps in a cluster.

 

[enola]

It is a silkie or silkie cross. But, I don't know the sex.

 

[steffpeck]

Take a picture of it's wing feathers and post it. Spread the wing out so that we can see the feathering and takie a picture. Sometimes that can help determine what they are.

 

[hamellott]

The legs are not hairy like the silkies.

Anyway, here is a shot of a wing. It's the best I could do. I'm not sure if it shows what you would be looking for. What do you think?

 

[steffpeck]

From what I can see, I am guessing a girl by the feathering. Here is a good link for feather sexing... http://animalsciences.missouri.edu/reprod/ReproTech/Feathersex/sld001.htm