Is my chick a rooster??

[Hennypenny99!]

I am a new chicken owner. My chicks are now three days old and i think one is a rooster. I want to know is he or she is one so i can prepare. The chick i will be showing is a barred rock. I also want to know how i should get him or her to trust me. Please let me know how to act around a rooster just incase.Thankyou! and cant wait to talk more chicken!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

No way to tell it this point. The head spot is only really reliable in lines that are bred specifically to maintain that particular characteristic in relation to gender that is not true of most of the general population of barred rocks out there now. As the chick feathers in in the next 3 to 4 weeks you'll know as males and females do feather in with some pretty noticeable differences

 

[Kessel23]

I think it is a little early to be sexing this chick, but maybe there's some trick to sexing young rocks that I am not aware of?

 

[sylviethecochin]

Check again when he starts to get his feathers. Mostly white feathers indicate male (two copies of the barring gene) mostly black feathers indicate female (one copy of the barring gene.) I suspect that's a pullet.

 

[Hennypenny99!]

Thankyou!! I have one more question lol. If i do have a rooster out of my six chicks how do i act when the rooster is around and gain its trust, should i gain a rooster trust?

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Hennypenny.. Welcome and Congratulations!

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you include your general location on your profile, this will assist others. Location, climate, season etc can be important factors when members are responding to any questions you may have and vice versa.

You might want to also Find Your State Thread and pop in and say hello.

BYC has a Learning Centre and also Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out. These might be of particular interest to you but there are also lots of other helpful topics:
Topic of the Week - Sexing Chicks
Topic of the Week - Roosters, Yes or No?
Topic/Question of the Week: Aggressive Roosters - What is the best way to handle them?

If you want some opinions on gender when your chick is older, you could post here:
Breed or Gender Forum

Please do share more Pictures and Stories of your flock. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

Best wishes and good luck!

 

[Skipper81]

I have a question where did you get your chicks? The reason I'm asking is because most places sell pullets unless specified as straight run or unsexed

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

What are you seeing that causes you to think this is a cockerel chick?, @Hennypenny99!

 

[Joeschooks]

A very warm welcome to BYC! There’s so many helpful, knowledgeable folks here and I’m sure you’ll find this site a very useful resource. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do.

Please post some more pics in a few weeks and we should be able to help with the sex of your chick

 

[drumstick diva]

Much too young to tell.