Is she really a she??

farminbigs

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This is my Delaware... I have had suspicions for a while that she might be a roo because of the size of her comb and her size in general... But when I look at pictures of adult Delawares, I doubt my suspicions. Any thoughts?

 
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You don't give an age, but I'm thinking that's a lot of comb for a young bird. I guess that it's a cockerel.
 
I have started to notice in the last couple of days that when it tries to fight with the others it fights more like a rooster. Man I will be bummed if its a roo. We won't be able to keep it and I LOVE this bird. So friendly and curious.
 
I found a picture of a hen online that makes me second guess the rooster thing.. I guess I'll find out if it starts crowing...

 
You got a cockerel. That hen you found online is much older than 5 or 6 weeks. I'm also comparing the feet of your bird to the chicken next to it, and it looks like the Delaware has bigger legs and feet, sure sign of a male.
 
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The picture you found looks to be a mature hen. Any bird with that much red in the comb and wattles at 6ish weeks is male, no way around it.
 

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