I think it’s a rooster

[Ajsavage]

I got all pullets on March 21 at Tractor Supply. Well this past Tuesday (6/1) I think I heard this one crow. Well a partial crow. Then this morning 6/3 I was going to let them out into their run and I heard a rooster. Am I crazy thinking this is the culprit? My neighbor has chickens and has for years and she was over and said it looks a lot like one of her hens. She was also saying there is no signs of talons starting to grow. I know in my area I can have a rooster but I’d prefer not to as we have a neighbor who’s a anonymous caller to animal control about her rooster and donkeys and all of our dogs. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I can rehome him if I need to just want to be sure before I do. Thank you

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I got all pullets on March 21 at Tractor Supply. Well this past Tuesday (6/1) I think I heard this one crow. Well a partial crow. Then this morning 6/3 I was going to let them out into their run and I heard a rooster. Am I crazy thinking this is the culprit? My neighbor has chickens and has for years and she was over and said it looks a lot like one of her hens. She was also saying there is no signs of talons starting to grow. I know in my area I can have a rooster but I’d prefer not to as we have a neighbor who’s a anonymous caller to animal control about her rooster and donkeys and all of our dogs. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I can rehome him if I need to just want to be sure before I do. Thank you

Yes, you are right. This is a cockerel.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

If you can get a full body side view of the bird that would help. Both male and females have spurs. I assume that is what your neighbor is calling talons.

 

[SilkieChicken123]

I got all pullets on March 21 at Tractor Supply. Well this past Tuesday (6/1) I think I heard this one crow. Well a partial crow. Then this morning 6/3 I was going to let them out into their run and I heard a rooster. Am I crazy thinking this is the culprit? My neighbor has chickens and has for years and she was over and said it looks a lot like one of her hens. She was also saying there is no signs of talons starting to grow. I know in my area I can have a rooster but I’d prefer not to as we have a neighbor who’s a anonymous caller to animal control about her rooster and donkeys and all of our dogs. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I can rehome him if I need to just want to be sure before I do. Thank you

Yep, it sure looks like a cockerel.

 

[Ajsavage]

I can get a better picture later (my gd is asleep on me at the moment) but is this a good side view? This one is the biggest in the flock.

 

[Brooks_]

I got all pullets on March 21 at Tractor Supply. Well this past Tuesday (6/1) I think I heard this one crow. Well a partial crow. Then this morning 6/3 I was going to let them out into their run and I heard a rooster. Am I crazy thinking this is the culprit? My neighbor has chickens and has for years and she was over and said it looks a lot like one of her hens. She was also saying there is no signs of talons starting to grow. I know in my area I can have a rooster but I’d prefer not to as we have a neighbor who’s a anonymous caller to animal control about her rooster and donkeys and all of our dogs. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. I can rehome him if I need to just want to be sure before I do. Thank you

If you can have a rooster, keep him. Don't cave to the Karen, And is the one in the background dead?

 

[Ajsavage]

If you can have a rooster, keep him. Don't cave to the Karen, And is the one in the background dead?

Lol my neighbor who has the chickens and other farm animals is actually named Karen. But mister anonymous is Walter

 

[Ajsavage]

If you can have a rooster, keep him. Don't cave to the Karen, And is the one in the background dead?

No all are alive and well. I think I caught her blinking

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I can get a better picture later (my gd is asleep on me at the moment) but is this a good side view? This one is the biggest in the flock.

Cockerel

 

[Ajsavage]

Well as the week rolled on I found I not only have that rooster but I have another. This other one I’m calling Kevin. He’s started getting red on his wing feathers and started crowing this week.