Is this a hen or rooster?

[brandy21c]

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

Age of bird?

So far it looks like a lovely female.

I think the same thing i have 4 of just like her i bought them at tractor supply back in May as chicks I've got 3 solid black they are beautiful I believe the orange is a pullet or a rooster 2 of them they both have a pond narrow back end they're all 5 months old bought them from tractor supply back in May

 

[Tonyroo]

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

It's a female with really nice coloration.

 

[Tonyroo]

I think the same thing i have 4 of just like her i bought them at tractor supply back in May as chicks I've got 3 solid black they are beautiful I believe the orange is a pullet or a rooster 2 of them they both have a pond narrow back end they're all 5 months old bought them from tractor supply back in May

There all females.

 

[brandy21c]

This us my 5 mnth old bantam rooster he was also bought at tractor supply and was supposed to be a hen he's the only one crowing if I had any more roosters they would be crowing as well huh ?

 

[Tonyroo]

This us my 5 mnth old bantam rooster he was also bought at tractor supply and was supposed to be a hen he's the only one crowing if I had any more roosters they would be crowing as well huh ?

Yes. Most of your hens should be laying eggs.

 

[brandy21c]

Yes. Most of your hens should be laying eggs.

Well no one's laying and if they are their doing a great job hiding them can anyone recommend a few suggestions on how to find them if they are hiding them

 

[Tonyroo]

If your free ranging them, you would need to be out there with them to see where they are walking off too. But usually it's under thick bushes.

And if there confined to a run and you don't see any eggs. It's usually because there eating them.

 

[brandy21c]

i have 14 total i bought them all at tractor supply in may i was told at the time they was all females well i look at it as a blessing i ended up with a bantam rooster and im assuming the other 13 are hens hes the only one who crows since day 1 they have been housed together they are free ranging they all come in together at night we just close the gate and each morning we let them out around 6 am they are very friendly but like i said no eggs we went on a egg hunt today and under a few bushes in the yard is were they hang out HELP im ready for eggs

 

[NatJ]

This us my 5 mnth old bantam rooster he was also bought at tractor supply and was supposed to be a hen he's the only one crowing if I had any more roosters they would be crowing as well huh ?

^This post has a photo attached. Two pullets have their heads in the picture. I am pretty sure those two pullets are NOT laying, because of how pale their combs still are.

Some pullets will start laying in the fall, while others wait until spring. Some start laying at 4 months old, others wait months beyond that point.

So I'm not sure whether you should be getting any eggs or not.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/
You can try checking their butts.

The cockerel will be a good example of a non-laying bird, so check him first for the experience. Notice that the vent is relatively small and puckered, and just below the vent you can feel the ends of two bones, close together.

Then start checking females. One who is laying will have a larger vent, especially wider, and it will look more moist and stretchy. The two ends of bones will be lower down and further apart. The changes are based on what is needed for an egg to actually come out.

Pullets will start showing these changes before they actually lay eggs. But if the pullets have vents and bones just like the cockerel, then nobody is laying or very close to laying.

 

[brandy21c]

^This post has a photo attached. Two pullets have their heads in the picture. I am pretty sure those two pullets are NOT laying, because of how pale their combs still are.

Some pullets will start laying in the fall, while others wait until spring. Some start laying at 4 months old, others wait months beyond that point.

So I'm not sure whether you should be getting any eggs or not.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/who-is-laying-and-who-is-not-butt-check.73309/
You can try checking their butts.

The cockerel will be a good example of a non-laying bird, so check him first for the experience. Notice that the vent is relatively small and puckered, and just below the vent you can feel the ends of two bones, close together.

Then start checking females. One who is laying will have a larger vent, especially wider, and it will look more moist and stretchy. The two ends of bones will be lower down and further apart. The changes are based on what is needed for an egg to actually come out.

Pullets will start showing these changes before they actually lay eggs. But if the pullets have vents and bones just like the cockerel, then nobody is laying or very close to laying.

Which one is the cockerel