how do i know if I have a roo

[clucksbc]

Hello Hello...Greetings from hope canada..

well...my flock is slowely growing...but unfortunatly...have turned out to be having to many roo's''
one day i picked up a 4 1/2 month silkie.from on place..and 3 3 months old. from a lovely family.....i picked my two...but then...my reddy..seemed concerned about friends leaving...and I didn't have the heart to leave it...They had two austorps...one had gone brody and had just hatch out one that day...so i payed a deposit...and waited for my lovely black beauies...
2 weeks later it was confirmed..I had a .Mr roo...it is so sweet in nature..That I don't regret taking it...but then the black spoted one.which i believe is a silver speckled hamburg...and gets more beautiful every day started crowing...
the white silkie...i named miss bute right off...because...is so georgeous...but is a bit bossey...and seems to stick its beak in the middle of things...so very amusing to whatch...i am starting to worry is a rooster too....goodness...but now i like them all too much
I also picked up a lovely bantum barred cochin i had thought my third one might have been a cochin...because has a couple feathers on the leg...but no more have come in..so i don.t know what she is...
I went back to get the austorps...but....the sweet girl...wanted to keep one...so i left with mom and two chicks...i think they may be silkies though...have 5 toes...though one is kinda white with a lovely blackish pattern so i don;t know what it is...the other is black with brown tinge..(they said if one was a rooster they would take it back)
I am looking at my silke...and thinking more and more she may be a rooster...how do i know for sure???would explain the dominance...
so far...i have yet to experience the joy of a golden egg...
thanks for taking the time to listen...
just wanted to intoduce me and my flock

 

[10 point]

from ny

 

[kidcody]

from WA.

 

[Amigo]

Greetings from South Carolina!

Hope you enjoy it here.

 

[mick&cori]

Quote:

from Indiana.

Post some pics of what you have and we can do the best to help you figure out rooster or hens.

 

[clucksbc]

Wow replys!!

thanks for being so friendly...
will work on the pics...though i have cleaned up to well and hidden the camera ...
this place definately seems like...and informative neighbourhood

 

[CMTSMWC]

Welcome from Indiana!!

 

[redsoxs]

from Kansas! Glad you joined the board! The folks on here have helped me a lot on gender identification of some of mine! You might get the best result if you post on the What Breed or Gender is This? tab - seems like dozens of people a day post their gender/breed pics there and get quick results! You will have to wait until you've posted a cetain number of posts (10 I think???) before you can post a pic! But they go fast! Anyay, great to meet you and have at BYC!!

 

[chickens are great 12]

Hi and welcome! Well, if you are trying to tell if it is a rooster whens its a chick, it is very hard. What breed are you trying to tell if its a rooster? When the rooster or hen gets to be 5-6 months old, he (rooster) will crow. While she, will just bock. Also, sometimes the comb tells you, but not always. Well anyways,

hope you find out if its a rooster!!!

 

[4-H chicken mom]

and

from Ohio. So glad you joined. I agree you will need to post a in the What gender? section. More folks will see it there.