Is my chick a he or a she?

[Tylexie]

Most cockerels are destined for the dinner table. Just a reality. Easter Egger cockerels are a bit easier to find homes for, than most other breeds. But this is part of keeping chickens. Sometimes you end up with a miss-sexed chick, and you need to have a plan for any chicks that do turn out to be male. Usually, that plan means being okay with somebody using that boy as a meal.

I've already gotten close to all of my chicks, so I can't think about any one of them becoming someone's dinner. Even though it's a fact of life, it doesn't mean that I don't feel obligated to stop it. Even if this means making my life a nightmare. It's just how I am.

 

[rosemarythyme]

If you're not allowed to have roosters and don't want to cull it, you should start looking for a home for it now, to give yourself as much time as possible to do so.

"Making your life a nightmare" shouldn't include having to pay fines or having animal control come and take him away because someone reported you.

 

[Tylexie]

Yeah, I suppose that's a good idea. Thanks for the advice.

 

[donrae]

How old is the chick? Can you post a picture?

 

[Tylexie]

The chick is only 4 days old, so it's probably not old enough to tell. I think I'm just being paranoid.

 

[GMOfreeMama]

Hmmmm