Is this a hen or rooster?

[NatJ]

I’m shocked I really thought it was going to be a boy all my other hens have really fluffy back ends this one doesn’t

Some breeds have fluffy back ends, some do not. Males or females can be fluffy, and males or females can be not-fluffy.

 

[brandy21c]

Are these Rhode Island Red ? Are they pullets ? Are they cockrells

So if a pullet starts laying eggs it then becomes a hen correct?1 more question how do I identify my hen?

 

[Galaxy_rules]

im kinda in the same boat as you with being unsure but im guessing a hen for you and a rooster for me id love your thoughts

Hen!

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Definitely a hen

 

[NatJ]

So if a pullet starts laying eggs it then becomes a hen correct?

A pullet becomes a hen when she is 1 year old, and a cockerel becomes a rooster when he is 1 year old.

Chickens are weird. Not the same as some mammals, where a young female (special term) becomes an adult female (other special term) when she has her first baby.

1 more question how do I identify my hen?

On this forum, go start a thread of your own. Post good photos of each chicken you want to identify, and see what things people suggest. It gets confusing to have different chickens, with different owners, all in one thread.

Sometimes you can figure out what breed a chicken is, and sometimes you just can't. What you can do yourself, and other people can do with your photos, is look at the chicken and check specific points that do (or do not) match the traits of specific breeds.

Things to consider:
--size (bantam or large fowl, and some "large" breeds are bigger than others)
--comb type
--earlobe color
--foot color (sometimes the soles of the feet are different than the upper color)
--whether she has feathered feet, a crest on the head, muff/beard on the face, or other special traits
--egg color
--feather color and pattern
--where you got the chicken
--if you hatched the bird yourself, what you know about the parents

Hatchery websites are often a good place to check some of those details. They usually have photos and descriptions of different breeds.

Color can vary a bit within a breed, but usually stays within certain limits. For example, a Rhode Island Red is usually a solid dark red with a black tail. The shade of red can change, but it does not get gold & black patterning, and it does not get a white tail.

As a specific example, you posted some photos asking if certain chickens are Rhode Island Reds. They are not, for various reasons:

Are these Rhode Island Red ? Are they pullets ? Are they cockrells

In the first photo in that post, there are two black chickens (wrong color), and a chicken with brown & white feathers (white is wrong for Rhode Island Red), and a chicken with a crest of feathers behind her comb (Rhode Island Reds do not have crests. Also her feathers are not right for a Rhode Island Red, because they show a variety of brown shades with some black patterning.)

The second photo in that post (the one with the dog) shows a black chicken (wrong color) and a buff chicken (buff is much lighter than red, and the chicken does not have a black tail.)

The third photo shows a chicken who is not a Rhode Island Red because her color just isn't right-- brown & gold rather than red, with too much black patterning. She also appears to have white earlobes (Rhode Island Red should have red earlobes), and I think she has a small crest of feathers on her head, although it's hard to be sure in this photo.

The fourth photo shows a chicken that I think is the same as the third one. This pullet definitely has a crest (so not a Rhode Island Red), and white in the earlobes, and her color is off in the same way as the previous photo. This photo also has the feet and lower body of another chicken that I can't be sure about. It looks brown rather than red, but that sometimes does happen with Rhode Island Reds. The feet are yellow and unfeathered, which is right for Rhode Island Red. I would have to see the rest of the chicken to tell if she could be a Rhode Island Red or not, but I don't see anything badly wrong in this part of her.