Hen or Roo?

[calewis]

Help! Anyone have any thoughts on whether this Americauna is a Roo or a hen? SHE has been named Hazel so hopefully she can keep Her name!

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Hello

and Welcome to BYC!
Sorry, but your Hazel looks like a Hans :-(

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Due to the appearance of the comb, I would guess rooster. How old is he/she?

 

[calewis]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Due to the appearance of the comb, I would guess rooster. How old is he/she?

Oh man! Well Hazel or Hans lol is almost 12 weeks

 

[calewis]

Oh man! Well Hazel or Hans lol is almost 12 weeks

I thought by the red of it's comb and the colours in the feathers I may have a Roo.

 

[calewis]

Hello   and Welcome to BYC!
Sorry, but your Hazel looks like a Hans :-(

Oh man... Now what do I do? I don't want broody girls and fertile eggs! Eeks!

 

[calewis]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Due to the appearance of the comb, I would guess rooster. How old is he/she?

He/she is almost 12 weeks old.

 

[junebuggena]

That is a boy.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Collect eggs every day. If a pullet or hen goes broody break them of it immediately and they'll go back to laying sooner. If you let a bird stay broody it takes weeks to get back to laying and brooding on infertile eggs is harming health for no reason. Small kennels or cages work well to break a broody. No bedding and out in the middle of run for sunlight for 2 to 3 days and she'll be broken and back to laying in a few days.

You'll not notice any difference with fertile eggs and if collected every day will never start to incubate. And yes, Hans will make the eggs fertile.