Hen or Rooster along with Breed

[HicksFarm92]

We have 3 chickens and the 3rd one which is behind these 2 is a hen. We cant tell if the one on the left is a hen or a rooster. From our guess it is a rooster, but its wattles on the left on is smaller than the oneson the right. They are 13 weeks as of today. Also what is the breed. We are new to raising chickens.

 

[Little Baby Bean]

We have 3 chickens and the 3rd one which is behind these 2 is a hen. We cant tell if the one on the left is a hen or a rooster. From our guess it is a rooster, but its wattles on the left on is smaller than the oneson the right. They are 13 weeks as of today. Also what is the breed. We are new to raising chickens.

Cockerels.

 

[cherrynberry]

We have 3 chickens and the 3rd one which is behind these 2 is a hen. We cant tell if the one on the left is a hen or a rooster. From our guess it is a rooster, but its wattles on the left on is smaller than the oneson the right. They are 13 weeks as of today. Also what is the breed. We are new to raising chickens.

Both males. The one on the left has smaller wattles because of his beard. He is an Easter Egger.

 

[HicksFarm92]

Both males. The one on the left has smaller wattles because of his beard. He is an Easter Egger.

What are Easter Eggers?

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

We have 3 chickens and the 3rd one which is behind these 2 is a hen. We cant tell if the one on the left is a hen or a rooster. From our guess it is a rooster, but its wattles on the left on is smaller than the oneson the right. They are 13 weeks as of today. Also what is the breed. We are new to raising chickens.

Cockerels. The one on the left is.. interesting.

 

[cherrynberry]

What are Easter Eggers?

They are mutts that, if female, tend to lay blue or green. Since they are mutts, they come in all shapes and sizes. The one in my profile is one too. Some EEs lay brown or white too, but, I believe they need to have been crossed with a blue egg layer at some point.

 

[black_cat]

Both males.

 

[Lizzy733]

It's all about those pointy saddle feathers. Hens have rounded feathers on the saddle. Sharp and pointy ends are a sign you have a cockerel.

Personally, I find it easiest to sex chicks around 4-6 weeks. There are several points where boys will 'catch up' and make things tricky again.

Another good tell is feather sheen on darker colored birds. Boys get it quite early. I have a 4 week old orpington in my batch that has a lovely beetle sheen on the few black feathers he has, despite the fact that he's far behind his siblings in the feathering department. I also recall the sheen showing up in the black lacing on all my cockerel SWL chicks around 5-6 weeks.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Mix breed cockerels.

The one with the muffs, is his pupil oddly shaped or is it just the photo?

 

[Little Baby Bean]

The one with the muffs, is his pupil oddly shaped or is it just the photo?

That's what I was wondering too.