Is this a rooster

[Mimi13]

Cockerel to the OP and at 7 weeks a cockerel to @Tokyoite.

 

[cstephens1987]

Hello wise Backyard Chickens people, I hatched this chicken 7 or so weeks ago. It's an amagusadaiou, a Japanese heritage bird that was reconstructed from Chinese Lanshan and Japanese Shamo breeds. They are the largest chicken in Japan and I have no clue what the sex is.

When I leave for work in the morning the chicken rushes me and will attack(bite and jump+scrape). For the last few days, when I'm getting ready in the bathroom and playing music, it will proto-crow. I tried not making noise this morning and no crowing. Not sure if it's related as I only have three days data.

None of the others hatched and it is raised free range, no coop, with a beta small dog running around.

Is it a rooster? Or a nasty hen?

My apologies for heisting the thread and my gratitude in advance.

Ted

It's generally best practice to start new threads so that people can keep conversations streamlined and answer one person at a time and so the thread name and op align, etc.

That being said welcome to BYC, you have quite a handsome cockerel there.

 

[Tokyoite]

It's generally best practice to start new threads so that people can keep conversations streamlined and answer one person at a time and so the thread name and op align, etc.

That being said welcome to BYC, you have quite a handsome cockerel there.

Sorry about that. I'm not quite sure how all this works. I appreciate the advice on both.

Kind thanks and regards,
Ted

 

[Matieus27]

OP you have the twin to my rooster

 

[Lazy Farmer]

It will be a Rooster once it reaches one years old

 

[Fisherlmiranda]

depends on space and how many hens ya have. I have a heritage breed that only has 2 hens but he's penned separate from the free ranging flock with his hens, ended up with an extra rooster of them that haven't been able to re-home so kicked him out with my main flock that consisted of 1 older rooster and 10 hens, to see how they would get along, took a few times of chicken Jail but now they are working together to protect the hens, this is not the ideal situation but they are dealing pretty well. My concern would be those 2 will be maturing about the same time, you may want to make them a bachelors pad and seperate from the hens so they don't fight until hormones settle.

I have 20 or so hens. And they free range a 5 acre pasture with a guard goose in a mobile egger chickshaw. I was kinda hoping to only have the cream legbar rooster, so I had pure cream legbar chicks but I hate to get rid of him, hes beautiful and was my favorite hen till he became a rooster lol

 

[ChemicalchiCkns]

Sorry about that. I'm not quite sure how all this works. I appreciate the advice on both.

Clique here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/ and find the right sub forum for your Question. Then, select the "Post New Thread" button towards the top of the page. Away you go...