Hen or Rooster?

[kristeemorris]

My Buff Orpington "hen" is 8 weeks old and has started crowing occasionally in the morning. How can I tell if "Sopia" is a rooster?

 

[Dartanion]

You have a rooster,I would bet money on it.You won't find it in a book or anything because it's an old wives tale,but if you will pinch(not hard)his/her beak and if it jerks away or pecks you,it's probably a rooster.It's called the temperament test.Hope it helps.I would love to hear what happens.

 

[cheepylove]

I would say roo

 

[kristeemorris]

Pinch it closed or pinch it on either side?

 

[kristeemorris]

What makes ya'll say roo?

 

[Dartanion]

Pinch the top and bottom of its beak.It's crowing which 9 out of 10 means it's rooster.Although there's always hope.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Cockerel. Age, comb size and crowing.

 

[Tricoglossus]

At 8 weeks of age, only a rooster will crow. Pullets of that age do not crow. You don't need an old wives tale - that bird is telling you he's a boy!

 

[Dartanion]

Hey don't knock it,and I've had hens crowing a year old.

 

[theoldchick]

Although crowing is a definite sign of a male, Let's see a full body shot including the side to see the bird's feathering.