IS MY HEN REALLY A ROOSTER?

[Cek0327]

I’ve been treating my black Astrolorp t for sour crop for about two weeks now. So she has been away from the flock. I let her free range with the other chickens today and she was asserting her dominance. We also noticed that her tail feathers look longer than the rest of the hands. She’s about 26 weeks old and I have not heard any crowing, but the tail feathers make me second-guess whether or not she is actually a rooster.

 

[pvchicken1]

This is tricky!

 

[LaFleche]

You are right, it is a cute cockerel!

These shiny spiky saddle feathers don't lie.

 

[3KillerBs]

Tail feathers don't mean anything, but long, narrow, curved saddle feathers do.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Those hackle feathers do look pointy...

 

[HappyClucker7]

Definitely a cockerel.

 

[Mutchi]

Nice roo you have there

 

[JedJackson]

Closeup pictures of the saddle area would help, but I'm pretty sure you have a late developing cockerel.

 

[Acre4Me]

Male. I see the male saddle feathers. In addition, the male BA Will get those couple of long curved tail feathers, but a female BA will not get tail feathers like that.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Cockerel.