Is this a Roo?

[Molly Bee]

This one chick (3 weeks old) seems to be getting bigger than my other 7. The feet are bigger and it is a bit taller than the others as well. Do I have a Roo? It's a very friendly Easter Egger.

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

It's a little bit early, but I believe that may be a rooster.

 

[Ajp23]

Hard to tell in the photos, do the shoulders have some red coming in?

 

[Molly Bee]

Hard to tell in the photos, do the shoulders have some red coming in?

No red that I can see. The wings are more white than the body.

 

[sourland]

At this point, a guess would be just that - a guess.

 

[Molly Bee]

Here is another photo that may show the chick better.

 

[Seaslug]

There is anything there that would push me one way or another. It has chunky legs but I am not one to talk.

 

[Molly Bee]

There is anything there that would push me one way or another. It has chunky legs but I am not one to talk.

That was my first thought, too.

 

[CabritaChicks]

I might not be completely accurate when it comes to sexing, and this could very well be a fool’s guess—but I usually look at the wing structure, especially the coverts. The spacing and gaps there suggest it might be a roo. My method isn’t exactly conventional, and while I can’t say I’ve ever been proven wrong, there’s one chick that still has me unsure- but the rest have been spot on.

However chicks develop at different rates, Im new at this. Only know my own flock, and the birds in clinic.

 

[Molly Bee]

Here is an update at 10 weeks old. No “red” coming in on the wings but is getting some gray. A definite hook to the tail and holds it upright most of the time. Comb is not very red.