Is this chick a Roo??

[JosephineGamero1]

I have 18 week chicks that hatched
And I am starting to think this guy is a Roo
Let me know what you think

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Hm.
Hard to say, but chances are that it's a roo, because it seems as if he has green metallic tail feathers.
Oh, and I just noticed the saddle feathers coming in so yes, he looks like a male for sure!!!!

 

[Aardyn]

Looks like a roo to me.

 

[The Ranch Girl]

Definitely a roo to me, those feathers next to his tail that hang down are called saddles and only a rooster has them.

 

[The Ranch Girl]

 

[nuthatched]

Hm.
Hard to say, but chances are that it's a roo, because it seems as if he has green metallic tail feathers.
Oh, and I just noticed the saddle feathers coming in so yes, he looks like a male for sure!!!!

Definitely a roo to me, those feathers next to his tail that hang down are called saddles and only a rooster has them.

Any healthy bird that's black or dark brown will have a green sheen to their feathers and both males and females have saddles, just females are small and round.

 

[SilverBirds]

Male.

 

[JosephineGamero1]

Hm.
Hard to say, but chances are that it's a roo, because it seems as if he has green metallic tail feathers.
Oh, and I just noticed the saddle feathers coming in so yes, he looks like a male for sure!!!!

Thank you

 

[JosephineGamero1]

Any healthy bird that's black or dark brown will have a green sheen to their feathers and both males and females have saddles, just females are small and round.

Thank you for that information!! I thought only Roos had the metallic green feathers as well.

 

[nuthatched]

Thank you for that information!! I thought only Roos had the metallic green feathers as well.

Theirs might be shinier but it's a sign of healthy birds.