Hen or Roo?

[jbrandyb]

This chickie is 8-9 weeks old. I thought it was a hen, but now that it's got more room to roam it acts more like a roo. I have never had this breed before. Do you think it's a rooster?
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[Rhodebar Lover]

He's definitely a rooster. Where did you get him? He's looking like a Swedish Black Hen or Ayam Cemani!

 

[Ruthster55]

That looks like an Ayam Cemani cockerel!! KEEP!!!! Get a couple of Ayam Cemani hens and let them have some fun together!!!

If you aren't allowed to have a rooster, $ell...don't give away!!

Ayam Cemanis are a little less rare than they used to be, but there are still lots of people who would love to have a good Cockerel like that one, for future breeding projects!

 

[jbrandyb]

I got him from a hatchery near my house. He is an ayam cemani, but I believe that he's not as pure as they think, he has a brownish tint on the end of some of his feathers.

 

[jbrandyb]

That looks like an Ayam Cemani cockerel!! KEEP!!!! Get a couple of Ayam Cemani hens and let them have some fun together!!!

If you aren't allowed to have a rooster, $ell...don't give away!!

I want to keep him, I want it to be a roo, I got it specifically hoping it would be but they were straight run so I wasn't sure.

 

[Ruthster55]

Awesome!! Now it's time to build a small coop just for the Ayams and get a couple of hens. I think you can sometimes breed out the leakage by selecting for chicks that don't have any light coloration.

You're off to a great start here at BYC! Try introducing yourself here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/new-member-introductions.44/

Also, you will be interested in these threads about breeding Ayam Cemanis:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...Ayam&c[nodes][0]=16188&c[child_nodes]=1&tab=0

 

[jbrandyb]

Awesome!! Now it's time to build a small coop just for the Ayams and get a couple of hens. I think you can sometimes breed out the leakage by selecting for chicks that don't have any light coloration.

I like this idea