Is this a little cockrel?

[Thassa]

Fidget is a bearded D'anvers about 5.5 weeks. I'm starting to think cockrel.

 

[Thassa]

 

[HEChicken]

5 weeks you say? Then yes, that looks like a boy!

 

[tuesdaylove]

Looks like a little roo to me!

 

[deek]

Beautiful Baby!

 

[Thassa]

Thanks! Just after I posted, he fluffed himself up and attempted a little crow. It was the cutest thing! He has to bet he sweetest little guy so far.

 

[dani0304]

Hi normally you can only tell when they are much older than this so I would wait for a while until it is a couple of months old and wait for the cock noises and then you will be happy
I hope I have helped
Thanks
Danielle

 

[dani0304]

Hi normally you can only tell when they are much older than this so I would wait for a while until it is a couple of months old and wait for the cock noises and then you will be happy
I hope I have helped
Thanks
Danielle

Looks like a cock

 

[HEChicken]

Hi normally you can only tell when they are much older than this so I would wait for a while until it is a couple of months old and wait for the cock noises and then you will be happy
I hope I have helped
Thanks
Danielle

Actually, it is often easy to pick the boys when they are quite young - a lot depends on breed. When a comb is that size and shade of red at that age, it is almost certainly a cockerel. I have a little Cochin bantam roo that was an obvious roo by about two weeks old due to comb color/size.

"Cock noise" is really not the best way to determine gender, since crowing age is so variable. I've seen video of a little 5-day-old attempting to crow - and making a pretty good stab at it although it was a squeaky little noise. But I've also had some roos that didn't crow until they were 5 months old, even though they had very obvious roo feathering/comb/wattles much younger than that.