Hen or Rooster?

[Hootenchickens]

This is Eggie, I'm pretty sure he is a rooster but at 18 weeks old I have never heard a crow but also hasn't laid a egg. Prefers to hang out with the other Roosters and not the hens so I assume it is also a Rooster. Are there Roosters that don't crow? Also anyone know what breed this is?

 

[Alexandra33]

Definitely a cockerel, and I'm thinking Production Red (hatchery quality Rhode Island Red).

~Alex

 

[Hootenchickens]

Ok thanks I thought it had to be a rooster just found it odd he doesn't crow.

 

[donrae]

Yep, he's a rooster.

If you have older roosters, he may be staying quiet so he doesn't get his butt kicked. Crowing can be seen as a challenge by an older bird. Some younger males in a flock with older males keep quiet a lot longer than they would on their own.

 

[drumstick diva]

absolutely true

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Cockerel

 

[Hootenchickens]

Yep, he's a rooster. 

If you have older roosters, he may be staying quiet so he doesn't get his butt kicked. Crowing can be seen as a challenge by an older bird. Some younger males in a flock with older males keep quiet a lot longer than they would on their own. 

They are all the same age but he is the smallest in the group so I can see that.

 

[Hootenchickens]

Our other Roosters are a Brahma and a Barred Rock.