Hen or rooster?

[Nathalie808]

It’s hard to get a good photo. My step-daughter is exuded two baby chicks in her high school bathroom yesterday. One was injured and died last night. The second is thriving…we have named it Jujubee. However, I’m nervous it’s a rooster - I already have 10 at the house - wild. Including wild hens who are laying for me. Any chance to tell from its beak if it’s male or female? At the end of its beak it looks a little pointed down and whiter than the rest - almost like it’s chipped but not. Further up the beak in between its eyes it has a rough raised edge…the baby chick can’t be more than a week. Thanks for any help! I’ll try to get better photos.

 

[nuthatched]

Way too early to say yet. It will be 2 months until you cam tell.
Are you planning on getting more chicks ir rehoming this one?

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!! Cute chick!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
It's too early to know. You should get it another 2 chicks about it's age.

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. What a cutie! There is no way to know the sex this early. That white that's hanging down on the beak may be the "milk tooth". It would mean that the chick was very recently hatched.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Cute chick! ❤ As the others have said above, it's too early to tell the gender. Once it grows more features in a couple of months, either male or female, you will be able to tell.

Best wishes!

 

[Yardmom]

Hi Do you have any other chicks? If not please consider getting another chick or 2 since chickens are flock animals and do much better with other birds. In the meantime add a mirror and a small stuffed animal so it doesn't feel quite so alone. You may have heard of Chicks that were just hatched being sexed. There is a way that hatcheries and other people are trained to check, but if not done correctly it could easily injure the chick, so most BYC owners including myself don't try.

 

[SilverBirds]

Welcome to BYC!
The white tip on the beak is the egg tooth, which mean it's only a few days old. The tooth will fall off after a few days and tells you nothing about gender. Once the chick is around 6 weeks old, you'll be able to the gender by comb and wattle growth.

 

[Nomadicus]

Hello and Welcome to BYC. Glad to have you in this poultry lovers community.