Is This A Rooster?

[philangies]

I ordered 6 barred rock female chicks that I've been raising since 1 day old. I noticed one started growing the comb and waddle (i think that's the name for under the neck thing) and that the others defer to her. Now they are almost 7 weeks old and the other combs are only tiny and still orange, but hers are huge. Is there any chance she's a rooster?

 

[SwedishDude99]

That's a roo

 

[philangies]

I'm very inexperienced, but from what I've read from other posts a rooster should be more silver than this one, so I wasn't concerned until recently because her comb is getting bigger while none ofthe other 5 are at all.

 

[SwedishDude99]

The fact that a barred rock rooster would have more silver was throwing me off too, but I have never seen a 7 week old hen with a comb that big. That comb is bigger than the comb of my 20 week old jersey giant hen.

 

[rc4u]

at that age the tails are still shorter on roos which it looks like it is...

 

[familyfarm1]

I ordered 6 barred rock female chicks that I've been raising since 1 day old. I noticed one started growing the comb and waddle (i think that's the name for under the neck thing) and that the others defer to her. Now they are almost 7 weeks old and the other combs are only tiny and still orange, but hers are huge. Is there any chance she's a rooster?

Sorry that is a rooster

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But he is really cute!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Rooster

 

[philangies]

Ok thank you. I'm not sure what to do now. Are there any advantages of having a rooster? I think I've read that they are protective of their flock.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Ok thank you. I'm not sure what to do now. Are there any advantages of having a rooster? I think I've read that they are protective of their flock.

You'll get mixed reviews on that - IMO, though, the only "advantage is having fertilized eggs, which is only an advantage if that is something you want. As for the rest of the things a rooster may/can do, I've seen/had hens do all of it too.

 

[philangies]

I've also read that roosters have spurs. Would they be showing at this age?