how do you tell a rooster from a hen?

[chikenlicken'10844]

When you are checking/looking to see if your chickens are male
or female, you would generaly hold the chicken in a way you
would be able to hold the chickens tail enough that you are able
to see the chickens bottom. Then, you would push a little bit and
you will either see two lumps witch would mean it's a rooster or
you would not see two lumps witch would mean it's a hen.(I
would highly recomend doing this when your cickens are middle
aged or are adolsents.)

 

[MissJenny]

The crowing tends to be a dead giveaway.

Ok, now that I've amused myself -- here are some ways to tell: Roosters develop a bright red comb early on. Their neck feathers are pointy, rather than rounded. And it's my experience that they are Mama's Boys.

That's a start.

And

Jenny

 

[stephanie1992]

chikenlicken'10844 :

When you are checking/looking to see if your chickens are male
or female, you would generaly hold the chicken in a way you
would be able to hold the chickens tail enough that you are able
to see the chickens bottom. Then, you would push a little bit and
you will either see two lumps witch would mean it's a rooster or
you would not see two lumps witch would mean it's a hen.(I
would highly recomend doing this when your cickens are middle
aged or are adolsents.)

can u explain where u push lol i tryed this on chicks i know are male and female to c if i do see a differnce soo i know what im looking for and i dnt c a differnce at all​

 

[hdowden]

cant really be 100% in some breeds by combs and wattles though.

i, for the most part, go by comb and wattles, the hackle feathers and the saddle feathers. leg thickness cant be trusted as hens can have thick legs and also the spurs as all chickens have spur bumps and some hens even grow spurs.

 

[BlazeJester]

chikenlicken'10844 :

When you are checking/looking to see if your chickens are male or female, you would generaly hold the chicken in a way you would be able to hold the chickens tail enough that you are able to see the chickens bottom. Then, you would push a little bit and you will either see two lumps witch would mean it's a rooster or you would not see two lumps witch would mean it's a hen.(I would highly recomend doing this when your cickens are middle aged or are adolsents.)

This would be post-puberty when gonads have developed. By that point typical factors should be obvious, such as saddle/hackle feathers, large combs and the telltale crow.

Where are you saying to "push"? Where did you learn this and what is your accuracy (% correct)? Just wondering how this came about.​