Is this a roo?

[snakelife]

All I know is that most animals should be killed before they are a year old because the meat gets Tougher as they age. I heard 14 weeks but I am not that sure.

 

[snakelife]

Here she is as of today at 22 weeks. No crows...

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

She looks very much like a gawky cockerel to me. Can you get a side shot if it? The lack of crowing could be due to lack of competition. When I've only had one rooster, they don't make alot of noise. One or two crows first thing in the morning is usually about it.

 

[Too Fast]

Here she is as of today at 22 weeks. No crows...

IDK about for sure if she is a she, but that comb/wattle combination isn't very big. I agree with funky, looks sorta like a gawky cocerel.

She looks very much like a gawky cockerel to me. Can you get a side shot if it? The lack of crowing could be due to lack of competition. When I've only had one rooster, they don't make alot of noise. One or two crows first thing in the morning is usually about it.

A couple crows in them AM would be fine with us. We have 8 total chickens, 2 roosters. We are new to this chicken thing, and got our first egg yesterday from one of our 2 white leghorns at 15.5 weeks old. They are all the same age, 2 of ours are roosters and so far crow only a few times in the morning. Our NH started about 3 weeks ago, and now our SLW roo started 7 days ago. Do you think they might start having crow-offs? I sure don't want noisey roosters, that's a quick way for one of them to end up in freezer camp.

 

[TXchickmum]

It depends upon your roosters. Our two began crowing just once or twice at about 6:30 AM. Eventually they began at 4:30 AM and it lasted until about 6:00 AM. They, too, crowed throughout the day. -didn't bother us but we did not want to disturb our neighbors so we found new homes for them. Hopefully you will be very lucky and have roos that only crow briefly in the morning.

 

[Our Roost]

To be or not to be, that is the question! I look back when we first got started raising chickens and had made a decision to not get a rooster at that time until we were ready to raise chicks on our own. We put a lot of faith into the hatchery to provide us with hens only. Sexing birds at birth is not always guaranteed as we would soon find out. 3 of the 25 birds we ordered turned out to be roos much to our surprise! Looking at wattles and comb development along with many other not so easy to recognize features amongst growing chicks is a tough nut to crack. In fact we prayed we were mistaken with these adolescents. Most birds develop at a pretty rapid rate and change is something that happens faster than you can blink an eye at. One day fluff and the next day feathers! The key to knowing a roo from a hen is the other birds of the same age and same breed. If one bird stands out above the rest in appearance, chances are she is a he! Give it a week or two and look again. Good luck with your new roo!

 

[snakelife]

23 weeks and not one crow. I thinks she's a hen. She seems to be a happy chicken and we are waiting for eggs. What is the usual first egg age for BO. She turned 23 weeks yesterday.

 

[Our Roost]

Don't be surprized, some hens don't lay eggs. I have a few well over a year and a half old and haven't had a single egg. Usually around 5 to 6 months and you should get an egg. The egg wait can be an exciting experience! The first one we got broke because the shell was so thin. We changed their feed once they started laying. Contained an additive for harder egg shells. It looked like a hen to me also.

 

[Jonathan w]

That looks like a.red.sex-linked.pullet its.a.girl

 

[Jonathan w]

I have Polish hen that crows... she lays eggs also I have watched her