Help me sex my 4-week-old Partridge Rock! UPDATED at 6 weeks

[Panth]

I love my Partridge Rock Roo, he is about a year and a half old and didn't get his spurs in until over a year old. He is very calm, mellow, and actually very quiet compared to my other roosters. He is also respectful to me, his hens, and very sweet with young chicks. I love his personality. Yes, it is stance and feather growth as well as actual comb growth that can indicate a roo. He will try to mate with your silkies, but why is that a bad thing? That would be some adorable chicks (they won't have silky feathering)

 

[Adenium]

The worry is that he'll crush them! I think he's supposed to get to about 9 or 10 lbs., and they'll only be 2 or 3 lbs as far as I know. I've seen people on here mention broken legs and damaged hips from big roos on small hens.

Some have hens that seem undamaged - I can hope for the best but really it would be nice if he just had no interest in them. He'd need some more hens though - I only have 2 standards and not much room for more without a second coop. This really threw a wrench in our happy hen plans.

 

[KHoward]

Thanks for the updated pics, it helps a lot to see the changes.

And he will try to mate with anything female, so the silkies will be fair game to him. And first attempts aren't pretty as a rule, lots of squawking and struggling. If it's going to bother your honey that much you should plan to seperate him or rehome him.

Uh, which is she separating/rehoming - the Hubby or the rooster? LOL