is this a hen or a rooster?

[hunter2014]

hey, i got my chickens a nice while ago now when they were chicks and the person i got them from said they were all hens but i have three that are really large and are bigger than the rest and i am wondering if they are roosters or hens because some are starting to lay but i don't think its them, thanks.

 

[MrsMistyReal]

I'm no expert but I'm going to say rooster Good morning by the way

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Sorry welcome aboard to BYC family gr8 people tons of information, loads of fun, enjoy
it's morning & it's cold what can I say

 

[Squishychicken]

yes there all roosters but there real pretty!!

 

[QuailMomma20]

Yup, those are roosters!

 

[red horse ranch]

hey, i got my chickens a nice while ago now when they were chicks and the person i got them from said they were all hens but i have three that are really large and are bigger than the rest and i am wondering if they are roosters or hens because some are starting to lay but i don't think its them, thanks.

Welcome to BYC hunter2014!

The 3 roosters in the first picture are roosters. How many hens did you get with them? It sounds like somebody didn't know anything about chickens if they told you they were hens. It's hard to determine sex a lot of the time when they are just chicks so maybe the other person was just not identifying them correctly.

I sell a lot of young chickens and I will offer free roosters along with the females but I always tell the people what they are getting. Some people aren't quite as honest.

 

[CiceroXY]

All roosters

 

[Allie Grace Sanders]

All beautiful roos!

 

[hunter2014]

Welcome to BYC hunter2014!

The 3 roosters in the first picture are roosters. How many hens did you get with them? It sounds like somebody didn't know anything about chickens if they told you they were hens.

I sell a lot of young chickens and I will offer free roosters along with the females but I always tell the people what they are getting. Some people aren't quite as honest.

i've got three hens with them.

 

[red horse ranch]

That's too many roosters to have with 3 hens. They will tear up the hens in taking turns breeding them. You should keep one of them at the most. Watch the personalities of the boys and try to keep the one that is not aggressive. Either rehome or harvest the other two.