Hi I'm a newbie and I think have all roos!

[Starface33]

So i supposedly bought "pullets" from Tractor Supply, One of them is DEFF a rooster (he has shinyer metallicy feathers and large comb and he crows) but the other 3 im not 100%, they all have bumps for spurs, 2 of the 3 of them have shinyer feathers like the other roo, and 2 of the 3 have tail feathers that curl. None of the 3 in question have started crowing yet but they make a louder whiney sound (like rrrrrrrroooooooooooooooo) they dont cluck unless you pick them up. Also, they puff their necks up and charge at you if you pick up a hen. They are about 4.5-5 months old. please help! If you need pics I can run out and grab one

edit: and they are giant blacks

 

[SouthernChicka8]

Pictures would definitely help

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Pictures would definitely help

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[Starface33]

pics coming right up!

 

[Starface33]

Chicken 1




Chicken 2


last but not least chicken 3

 

[Starface33]

anyone? Please?

 

[hdowden]

ok first all chickens have those spur bumps and they are not used for gender identification as some hens do grow spurs, my parents have about 3-4 hens with spurs.

gender wise at 4.5-5 months you should be seeing saddle feathers at the base of the tail, pullets do not get these. these are long slender and pointed, also the hackles of a cockerel will look the same and the hackles on a pullet will be rounded. you can also look for the 2 sickle tail feathers that cockerels get, these are the 2 longest tail feathers with a curve to them. if you need pics to see what these look like i can post a pic with these feathers pointed out and identified.

in those three pics they all look like pullets. can you get a group pic of all of them together including the known cockerel?

 

[hdowden]

ps bumping your own thread is against byc rules just so you know

 

[Starface33]

a group pic will be hard, what about posting a seperate pic of the known cockerel? I'm really chicken stupid so I'm sorry lol

that would be great to post a pic for me thanks soooo much!

 

[Starface33]

here is the roo


not sure why it is sideways, its not on my computer :-(