Hen or Roo??

[Mccaba18]

I bought 2 straight run black copper Marans from the feed store and although I am positive one is a black copper Maran rooster, the other I believe is a golden laced Wyandotte ( based on internet photos). I don’t know, however, if it is a hen or rooster. I bought them as chicks on March 29th so they are 4 months old. The comb and wattle have been large and red for about 6-8 weeks now but no eggs and no crowing. The rooster has been crowing for about 4 weeks now and he is the same age. Can anyone tell if this is a hen or rooster?

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Your GLW is also a cockerel.

 

[Mccaba18]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Your GLW is also a cockerel.

Thanks, does it just take a lot longer for a GLW to start crowing?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
Your GLW is also a cockerel.

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[fldiver97]

Welcome Nice to have you here! My only boy was about 17 weeks old when he started, RIR though....

 

[Eggscaping]

Welcome to BackYardChickens! So glad to have you here in our wonderful community of friendly, helpful, knowledgeable people!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Agreed, that's a cockerel. He's probably not crowing because he's not the dominant male. The dominant male will thrash any subordinates for crowing. Crowing is a way to claim territory and females... And you don't crow or claim what's not yours. Not without a thrashing.

 

[DobieLover]

Thanks, does it just take a lot longer for a GLW to start crowing?

As @Frazzemrat1 has already pointed out, subordinate cockerels don't crow. There are consequences they don't want to deal with. I also ended up with an unexpected extra cockerel. I rehomed the dominant (but very friendly) cockerel. The very next day, the subordinate male started to crow.

 

[Mccaba18]

Welcome Nice to have you here! My only boy was about 17 weeks old when he started, RIR though....

Welcome Nice to have you here! My only boy was about 17 weeks old when he started, RIR though....

Thanks