Is my 9-week old RIR pullet a cockerel?

[johncampanelli]

I have a sinking feeling that my 9-week-old Rhode Island Red "pullet" is actually a cockerel. Would love your thoughts. (see video) Thank you!

 

[GitaBooks]

My computer won't play the video, but from the small glance I got it looks like a rooster. I can't be sure, but he just had this rooster look to him.

Best of luck with your chickens!

 

[junebuggena]

With that comb, it's a boy. Pullets don't start to turn red in the comb until they are close to egg laying age.

 

[Percheron chick]

Definitely a cockerel. The BR also looks like one too.

 

[junebuggena]

The black Australorp is a bit suspect too.

 

[nikchick]

Looks like a roo to me, but I'm not the best at telling one from the other until it crows or lays an egg.

 

[johncampanelli]

if three of the four are boys, I am going to cry. I have a 6-year-old neighbor boy who's fallen in love with these chickens and helps us with the feeding and watering. Won't be long before he's attacked. Did the chicken sexer at my hatchery show up drunk the morning my chicks hatched?!

 

[Percheron chick]

Post pictures of the suspects and we'll either make or ruin your night.

 

[johncampanelli]

This is the only recent picture I have (and this is the neighbor) Photo is about 10 days old ...

 

[nikchick]

I wouldn't say that the roo would necessarily end up attacking. Our RIR roo is the biggest gentle giant. He likes to hang out where I am and "talk" to me. He runs up anytime he hears or sees me. Now, we have a EE bantam roo that will flog me any time he gets the chance. And two other bantam roos that could not careless as long as they get some grub. And apparently, we also have another rooster I thought was a hen. So out of of 5 roosters, we only ended up with one meany (he's probably about to go to a farm that has enough hens that he can have his own flock. Hopefully that will curb his aggression).

Most hatcheries will only guarantee a certain percentage when sexing. I think the percentage they guarantee is fluid depending on how many chicks are in an order.