Is my BO a hen or a roo?

[JodiLynn]

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Thank you hdowden for the pictures and descriptions. I am still a complete newbie and this information really helps. Here are some more pics of "Mama" or "Daddy" (Im starting to think roo) I looked it up and she/he is 18 weeks old today.
So much larger than my moms BO's and they came from the same batch from feed store.

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[juliechick]

In the new pics it's pretty obvious you have a rooster. His tail is developing the long, curved sickle feathers.

 

[hdowden]

oh yea its a cockerel chick out those sickle feathers

 

[theoldchick]

Cockerel.

 

[spikennipper]

The bird is younger than I initially thought, 2 weeks is a long time in a chickens life! those new photos confirm it, I now agree with the others, your bird is a roo, sorry

 

[Sk8inChick(en)]

I would say rooster, personally. That's only from looking at the pictures, though, so don't quote me on that.

 

[goosehead]

Looks like a roo..

Here is our old BO




His name was big mama, but he got mean and went to the chop block.

 

[JodiLynn]

Thanks everyone! I cancelled my order for a BO roo since Mama is a Daddy! He has some lovely ladies headed his way. Now the term "come on in ladies", just does not seem to work anymore!