Is my chicken a rooster ?

[kittiekat]

Welcome to backyard chickens.
We had a roo and didn't know until after about 3mos it started to crow, also it's spur was starting to protrude.

TYPICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A ROOSTER AND A HEN INCLUDE:

- The male has a larger body, comb, and wattles than the female.

- In single-comb birds the male's comb will be turgid and stand erect, whereas the female's may flop over on one side.

- The male has a larger, more developed spur than does the female.

- Roosters crow, while hens do not.

- In multicolored varieties, the male will have more variety of coloring in his plumage than the female.

- The male has longer and more pointed hackle feathers than the female.

- The male and female both have main tail feathers, but only the male has saddle feathers.

Here are a couple links to look at for further help

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/798799/how-to-tell-if-a-baby-chick-is-a-hen-or-rooster

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/441667/telling-the-difference-between-hens-and-roosters

Hope this helps.

 

[kittiekat]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[gander007]

Alright

always nice to see a new face .....
Could you get a photo with a little more light on the
subject in question and what kind of chicken is he .......

gander007

 

[andrew12]

He is a silver laced Wyandotte he is about 4-5 months old

 

[sourland]

He is definitely 'HE'.