Hen or Roo?

[tnelly13]

These two are both 3 months old, I thought they were both Roosters but the more I watch the one in the 2nd pic I think it kind of looks like a hen. The Comb and wattle are smaller and the definite rooster is bigger in size. Both are much bigger than my other chicks of the same age, I didn't know what I was getting. I am guessing the are Cornish Rocks? Thanks!

 

[eviemethugh]

Where did you get them? They don't look big enough to be any of the cross breeds of meat chicken. Usually the legs are very very thick. But I guess if you have been limiting their feed they might be smaller than most Cornish rock. Also with nothing to compare them to I could be totally wrong, but usually a 2 month old Cornish rock looks really round. I would expect a 3m old even on limited feed would be roundish. Broiler hens can end up with wattles and comb larger than other hens. So it is possible, especially if she is smaller. At 3m they are both at or very near to sexual maturity, so if they don't fight and have standoffs, she is probably a hen.

 

[eviemethugh]

A few dual purpose breeds that would be solid white and large are white rock, white giant, white Orpington, white Wyandotte. They would grow out at 20 weeks as opposed to 8 weeks.

 

[donrae]

Those are white Rock cockerels.

 

[tnelly13]

I got them at Tractor Supply as strait run (no name breed) which I will not be doing again. I just thought they were to cute but now they just seem so much bigger than my others. I have golden sex links, easter eggers, and silkies(which I know are small anyway) but I would have thought the sex links and easter eggers would seem a little closer in size. The white ones feet are alot bigger and when standing up straight they kind of tower over them all. All of mine are between 10-12 weeks old. I definitely don't want meat chickens if that is what they are .

Donrae- you think they are both cockerels?

I appreciate everyone's responses, I am still learning.

 

[eviemethugh]

Well if you would have randomly ended up with hens they would be pretty good egg layers. They are necessarily meat birds, they are dual purpose so they will live a good long life. But If you don't need two roosters...selling or eating is all that is left.

 

[tnelly13]

Here is one next to one of my layers that is the same age.