Hen or rooster

[Mikenikki]

A friend has found a stray chicken. She's not sure if it's a hen or rooster since she has never heard it crow. I'm thinking rooster from the saddle feathers Can someone help with this? Also, does anyone know what breed it would be? Thanks for your help!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Definitely a rooster, and as for the breed... somebody else will correct me... but it looks like a game fowl of some sort.

 

[BantammChick]

He looks like a young welsummer rooster,but,his comb...could his comb of frozen off,because he has no place to stay warm?

 

[Chicken Girl1]

That is definitely a rooster.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

It looks like a Welsummer Rooster. But, could you get a close up of his comb, or is he probably really scared of you......it is possible it could just be frostbitten, as Bantammchick mentioned.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

See! I said don't quote me on breed! LOL

 

[lilmillefleur]

It looks like a game breed to me.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Game fowl mix rooster

 

[debid]

I don't think it's pure anything. I believe it has a tall pea comb, not a single, which hints that the parents didn't have the same comb type. It's probably a game mix by that face.

 

[Mikenikki]

It looks like a Welsummer Rooster. But, could you get a close up of his comb, or is he probably really scared of you......it is possible it could just be frostbitten, as Bantammchick mentioned.

She did say that he doesn't let her get to close. She said he disappears for weeks and comes back for weeks. I'll see if she has close up pictures of him.