Is this lighter Sapphire Gem chick a Roo?

[Cg1979]

Mine were posturing early on, establishing pecking order...time will tell. Found out there is no code against roosters, just a limit of 12 poultry. See Chicken Math article, if you haven't already.

Thank you! Good to know about the posturing!

 

[About15chickens]

Bill at about 15 weeks old now and huge! Finally getting a tail, it's been very slow to come in. We are happy we accidentally ended up with this guy.

 

[21hens-incharge]

Bill at about 15 weeks old now and huge! Finally getting a tail, it's been very slow to come in. We are happy we accidentally ended up with this guy.

He has turned out quite nicely! I am glad you are able to keep him and WANT to.
So many oopsters end up where folks simply CANNOT have rooster.

 

[PopoMyers]

Ha, ha, @About15chickens . Your Bill got his headgear before tail, mine has a curled tail and not as big headgear. 14 wks. tomorrow.

 

[BionicOven28]

Bill turned out so pretty! I'm glad you kept him. I'm a sucker for roos lol

 

[About15chickens]

Ha, ha, @About15chickens . Your Bill got his headgear before tail, mine has a curled tail and not as big headgear. 14 wks. tomorrow.

Yes he did! His head gear kinda went wide open before the rest of him caught up . He's still working on his tail now at 20 weeks. It's just now starting to have a curl.

 

[About15chickens]

We love this guy! He's starting to intimidate me a little with his size and fierce look but so far he's still kind of friendly. He gets lots of treats so I hope he continues to see me as "Treat Bringer"

Bill around 20 weeks old now. We never really expected his headgear to be quite so substantial

Adding a couple pictures of the girls for comparison. One has a large floppy comb, Nora. She's been laying for 2 weeks now. The other one's comb and wattles still haven't come in, Mara. She's at the bottom of the pecking order, and I just recently realized they weren't letting her eat. So she's been getting fed separately for a several days now and her face is getting some red in it.

 

[PopoMyers]

At 19 wks. He has a full set of headgear, and the attitude to go along with it. He is growing his sparsely populated tail in, a few more curls there. Been getting mostly fertilized eggs ( there is still a Welsummer that he cannot catch yet, just broody broke her today). He gets pinned down if he tries to attack any human ( if we can get him, he's quick!) He is sure a proud one.

Yes he did! His head gear kinda went wide open before the rest of him caught up . He's still working on his tail now at 20 weeks. It's just now starting to have a curl.