Hen or Roo?

[chickenlorena]

Hi everyone... we have a girl (we hope) that we rescued from animal control shortly before she was going to be put down. We've had her for over a month and she's a sweetheart! However, her looks and her growth rate have convinced us she's a Cornish X. I've contacted Farm Sanctuary who have been very succesful at rehabilitating broilers so we have her on a strict diet. But... someone told me that she might be a "he". What do you all think?

Lorena

 

[chickenbottom]

how old is it? it currently looks like a boy

 

[Mr. Ree]

It looks like a hen to me.


~Casey

 

[juliechick]

Can you get a picture showing it's tail? I think I see a rooster tail, but I can't be sure.

 

[chickenlorena]

I'll try to take a better picture today as soon as it stops pouring!

I have this other one... you can see the tail but not too well... looks like a hen to me, but what do I know?

Lorena

 

[Illia]

That's a boy. And indeed a Cornish X. If it were a girl, it would be older and much more "defined." Right now it looks pretty young.

 

[juliechick]

I agree with Illia.

 

[Mtn Cur]

I'm thinking a hen, hard to see though. And probably a meat bird cross.

Those legs are huge!