Hen or rooster

[Chickennewbie1988]

Hi everyone I'm new to BYC and I'm asking for your help if you can tell me which one is a rooster or hen. Thank you in advance

 

[PatrickRoo]

The first chick looks like a pullet and the second chick looks like a cockerel. Also,

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I agree with above!

 

[Chickennewbie1988]

The first chick looks like a pullet and the second chick looks like a cockerel. Also,

The first chick looks like a pullet and the second chick looks like a cockerel. Also,

Thank you. I'm in trouble now I live in town and I don't wanna leave any of my babies

 

[debid]

They are too young to be certain about anything. Wait until at least 8 weeks, solid colors may take even longer than that.

Male signs would be a reddened and growing comb before 3 months and any red feathers showing up in the wing bow.

Right now, people are comparing them against each other. That's a mistake unless you know that they are full siblings.

 

[Gray Farms]

The larger comb and slower feathering is a typical sign of a cockerel. But no where near 100% of the time for sure. I agree with debid, you should wait till at least 8 weeks or longer to make sure. Even full sibling can mature at different rates.

 

[drumstick diva]

Much too young - agree wait at least 8 weeks , and post new photos

 

[Mountain Peeps]

I also agree that they are too young to tell. That second one is looking a bit suspicious though...

 

[PatrickRoo]

Watch for later feather development on the second chick. I agree with Mountain Peeps, he/she looks suspicious.

 

[PatrickRoo]

It also depends on what breed of chick you have, my profile picture is of my Barred Rock cockerel, Patrick. At a very young age, he develop a larger comb than the pullets and it became more red as days passed, he also developed a small, red wattle.