Hen or Roo ? or to early

[thebigmisk]

hi this is ninja my australorp she/he is appox 8 weeks old. sometimes it looks like she is trying to crow but no sound at all lol.. i hope its a hen

(not really sure how to upload pics, hope it worked.)

 

[Lothiriel]

Sorry... For 8 weeks old and a red comb like that, cockerel. (btw... I think Ninja actually looks younger than 8 weeks -- all of mine were nearly fully feathered by then. No baby fuzz. I'd say closer to 6 or 7 weeks.)

 

[thebigmisk]

aww well thanks, so if it is younger like you think then its deff more likley to be a roo.. dammit haha

 

[hdowden]

looks like a roo

 

[kari_dawn]

looks very much like a roo to me. Sorry

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

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I think Ninja is quite a bit younger than 8 weeks also - maybe as young as 4-5 weeks? The comb does look large -most likely a roo.


Here's my first group of pullets at 7-8 weeks of age - they were fully feathered by 7 weeks:

 

[kidcody]

Looks like a young roo!

 

[thebigmisk]

i might have to take him back next week. as for age i got him on 22 oct and the farmer said she/he was about 4 weeks then, she had wing feathers and thats about it when i picked it up. so unsure of age now and cant keep a roo where i live

massy (my isa brown in the pic) will miss ninja

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should i wait awhile yet or are you all pretty confident its a roo...

 

[Happy Chooks]

Most definitely a cockerel. Look at those legs!

 

[jmtcmkb]

so my BA is 8 weeks, same face redness but much more developed as far as the tail feathers.