hen or rooster?

[lucidmom]

We have a weird chicken. Last April one of our hens hatched a single chick. It looks(ed) like a hen, no big red comb, small wattle, no spurs, made soft cooing or clucking noises. That all changed about 2-3 weeks ago, it is now 8 months old, bigger than mama and papa




, huge red comb and wattle, hackle and saddle feathers. Still no spurs and only deep clucking noises. Can a hen have saddle and hackle feathers? Or can a rooster not crow and not have spurs? I will try to include some pics. Foot pics aren't the best, but there are no spurs.

 

[elsfieldchickens]

i would say cockerel

 

[ramirezframing]

hes a rooster and they don't really start growing spurs til a year old and the older the bird gets the longer the spurs get even in hens that get spurs

 

[my sunwolf]

Wow, definitely a rooster. Sounds like he was a late bloomer. You can tell he's a cockerel because of the shiny pointed hackle (neck) and saddle (rump) feathers.

 

[Cowgirl71]

100% rooster.

 

[sourland]

He's a rooster. He's being subordinated by the flock rooster, but will eventually start crowing and mating hens, and then the fun may start with him and his dad.

 

[donrae]

He's a rooster. He's being subordinated by the flock rooster, but will eventually start crowing and mating hens, and then the fun may start with him and his dad.

x2

He's not weird, and he's all boy. He's just a late bloomer and not brave enough to start stuff with dad, even if he's bigger than dad. This spring will probably change all that.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Rooster!

 

[hdowden]

that is 3,000% cockerel no eggs from him

 

[CayleeMarie03]

That is a rooster for sure, you can tell by the tail, It is growing way out.