Is this a cockerel!?! (Pictures)

[Artemis Fowl]

Hello there BYC I'm very new to chicken keeping, and I recently bought 6 chicks from the local feed store, 3 are BR, and 3 are RIR. I was told they were all pullets but now at about 5 weeks I'm thinking a have a roo.

This is the suspect roo:

Another angle:

Her Feathers:

Her Sisters:

Yet Another Angle:

Also one of my barred rocks is about half the size of the her sisters and she has different patterning? Is she a he?




This is her:

Thanks for all the help,
Jason

 

[chickenlittle32]

Yep, I'd say cockeral.....for both.

 

[bowiebenson]

If it turns dark red i'd say yes... but it is large but not as red as I would expect... i have a lot of roos that are way more red than that!

 

[TexasVet]

Sure looks like a roo to me! Hatcheries don't guarantee 100% accuracy when sexing, so it sometimes happens.

Kathy, Bellville TX
www.ChickenTrackin.com

 

[Artemis Fowl]

I hope it doesn't turn out to be a roo:/

 

[Chook-A-Holic]

The red is definitely a cockerel. No doubt.

 

[chicknerd]

First of all, I am no expert like others on this board. However, I had a Barred Rock that was just like that at that age. Her comb was huge but NOT red. She has now grown into the comb and is no way a cockerel. No wattles either. Yours may be a roo, but I would wait and see. Five weeks ago I was ready to give her away. I am glad I waited.

 

[chick4chicks]

Looks like a cockerel to me but give it a chance maybe you will be surprised.

 

[Smoky73]

feed store and hatcheries are never 100% accurate on sexing, so expect something to potentially be wrong there.

I have had RIR birds develop combs and turn red like that early on, just like you pictured, and have had them turn out to be hens. I would not worry YET.

 

[Peppermint]

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Yep, those RIR get their combs early. The boys' combs get really big and really red very early. Yours is still very much in the pullet realm. Don't fret yet!