Hen or Roo?

[ChickNanny13]

Pretty sure 3 cockerels, saddle feathering showing up

 

[Gray Farms]

I can see some saddle feathers on the blue. But the splash and lavender I'm not.

 

[N0rthernChicks]

I can see some saddle feathers on the blue. But the splash and lavender I'm not.

Well the splash is definitely a roo. Saw him mount one of my hens today. I have seen all 3 of these birds do the rooster dance with each other. I’m just so stumped as to why they aren’t yet crowing at 5 months old.

 

[Gray Farms]

Well the splash is definitely a roo. Saw him mount one of my hens today. I have seen all 3 of these birds do the rooster dance with each other. I’m just so stumped as to why they aren’t yet crowing at 5 months old.

Typically only the dominant roosters in a flock will crow. If lower ranking males crow they are inviting the wrath of the dominant male.

 

[ChickNanny13]

If I could find a Roo that didn't crow, I'd keep it. Roos are so pretty but living in a residential area where I shouldn't have chickens, I keep only Hens.

 

[Reubenschickens]

Let’s play! I am confident we have at least 1 roo. All 4 are Easter eggers. I recently noticed his tail and his legs are much longer than the rest. He has not started crowing or displaying mating behavior yet. I’m now second guessing the sex of all of them and can’t stop studying them Final image is for size and tail comparison. View attachment 1869424View attachment 1869426View attachment 1869429View attachment 1869430View attachment 1869432[/QU
I think the one in the first picture is a rooster. It stands like one, it's tail is pretty long, and it's legs seem pretty thick