Hi from Berkeley CA!~

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to BYC. You can post individual photos of your suspected roos at "what breed or gender is this?" to get more opinions.

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC! We're glad you decided to join us!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• How to start a new thread
• Find other BYC members nearby using the links in my signature, below (turn your phone to landscape to see them).

Best wishes
Pork Pie

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUN-omenal Flock!

Best wishes and have lots of FUN!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Hello! Welcome to BYC!!

You will get a lot of help in the breed and gender forum here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/

Great introduction and thank you for joining us!

 

[sourland]

Hello, Angela, and welcome to BYC. Ronnie is a cockerel.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

Your Del may well be a girl. Her waddles aren't nearly as developed as my boys got and though she has a large comb, it's not as pronounced as my boys. But with that said, it's been a while since I had them and I'm not confident in my assessment.

 

[clapping]

Thanks for the advice everyone! My gal or guy Ronnie also acts very roo-ish - squaring off eye to eye with the other roo, and flaring out the neck feathers. Even some jumping fight stuff with the legs. The obvious hen does NOT do that and usually runs away when the roo looks at her funny. That makes me think it's way a cockrel, but I don't know if chickens sometimes do that or have that temperment?

 

[TwoCrows]

Thanks for the advice everyone! My gal or guy Ronnie also acts very roo-ish - squaring off eye to eye with the other roo, and flaring out the neck feathers. Even some jumping fight stuff with the legs. The obvious hen does NOT do that and usually runs away when the roo looks at her funny. That makes me think it's way a cockrel, but I don't know if chickens sometimes do that or have that temperment?

Young pullets will square off too as they establish the pecking order. You can post some pics in our What Breed and Gender forums just for confirmation... https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/what-breed-or-gender-is-this.15/

 

[drumstick diva]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens, hope you will enjoy it as much as we do. WE LOVE IT HERE!!