/ Register

  1. If this is your first time on BYC, we suggest you start with one of these three options:
    Raising Chickens Chicken Coops Join BYC
    If you're already a member of our community, click here to login & click here to learn what's new!

Hens or Roos?

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by onesillychicky, Nov 8, 2015.

Most Liked Posts
  1. Nov 8, 2015 #1
    onesillychicky

    onesillychicky New Egg

    2
    0
    7
    Nov 8, 2015
    Plattsburgh, Ny
    My chicks are now 6-8 weeks old. This is my rooster Link. [​IMG]
    Our youngest chick, Silence a buff silkie cross
    [​IMG]
    Amercuana X #1
    [​IMG]
    Amercuana X #2
    [​IMG]
    White leghorn X #1
    [​IMG]
    White leghorn X #2
    [​IMG]
    Red ? X #1
    [​IMG]
    Red ? X #2
    [​IMG]
     
  3. Nov 8, 2015 #2
    BirdHead

    BirdHead Chillin' With My Peeps

    266
    52
    116
    Nov 3, 2015
    Southern Oklahoma
    Leghorn #1 looks like the roo of the two. Guessing by comb and stance.
     
  5. Nov 8, 2015 #3
    BirdHead

    BirdHead Chillin' With My Peeps

    266
    52
    116
    Nov 3, 2015
    Southern Oklahoma
    Day old chicks could sex by wings,and within one two weeks I'd sex em by holding them by their legs and the ones who try pulling up are the roos and ones whom don't the pullet but I have had an instance a hen do it while a chick. More so a 75/25 guess. At their age you can guess by behavior, comb, stance, aggression towards others.
     
    Last edited: Nov 8, 2015
  7. Nov 8, 2015 #4
    onesillychicky

    onesillychicky New Egg

    2
    0
    7
    Nov 8, 2015
    Plattsburgh, Ny
    Any thoughts on the other?
     
  9. Nov 8, 2015 #5
    BirdHead

    BirdHead Chillin' With My Peeps

    266
    52
    116
    Nov 3, 2015
    Southern Oklahoma
    The ameracaunas you should be able to tell the male should have a more profound comb, the silkie and reds I can't really see or tell all to well. And my "ameracauna" chicks I have, have straight combs with points growing right now at 4-5weeks with the "hen"s growing faster.
     
  11. Nov 8, 2015 #6
    donrae

    donrae Hopelessly Addicted Premium Member

    31,452
    3,522
    538
    Jun 18, 2010
    Southern Oregon
    [​IMG]
    I'm seeing a lot of little cockerels.....

    pullet (pretty sure, not positive)
    pullet
    cockerel (again, pretty sure but not positive)
    cockerel
    cockerel
    cockerel
    cockerel
     
  13. Nov 8, 2015 #7
    drumstick diva

    drumstick diva Still crazy after all these years. Premium Member

    81,044
    8,157
    766
    Aug 26, 2009
    Out to pasture
    I agree with Donrae, too many cockerels

    and possibly two pullets
     

BackYard Chickens is proudly sponsored by