Junia... needs to be called Junius?!

[rebeccabrown72]

We need a pic of her tail/tail end to properly tell. She may be a cockerel.
At this time of year, I would be very careful about rehoming her, I don't mean to fear monger, but some people do buy chickens(and other animals) to sacrifice them, my local animal shelter completely closes adoptions during October, as people have done so in the past
If you do end up needing to rehome her try to get a friend, or someone you trust to take her.

That is so sad about sacrifces :-( I wouldn't have thought of that, thank you for making me aware.

I'll work on the tail photo asap.

 

[rebeccabrown72]

Check for spur development. Crow at all of them at once and watch the reaction. I know that might sound silly but it’s helped me before.

Haha! Will do. We definitely haven't heard a crow yet from anyone... but we'll work on our best impressions. What would a rooster do in response?

 

[rebeccabrown72]

Gorgeous bird! Can you see any pointed saddle feathers? Or possibly take another pic of the bird standing alone so we can see feathers better?

Will do asap!

 

[rebeccabrown72]

Leghorn hens are known to have large combs and wattles, so a photo of the bird standing freely, or a picture of it's saddle feathers (above the tail), as @Feather Hearts suggests, would be appreciated.

It's unusual for a leghorn hen to not have started laying at this age, but not totally unheard of.

ETA: Apologies to @HenHouse4Life, who is quicker than me. Great minds think alike.

Will do!

 

[rebeccabrown72]

I must second the request for a clear saddle shot. Large combs are completely normal for a Leghorn pullet, which is what I'm leaning towards.

As for jumping on children, my four Leghorn girls have no qualms about flying at faces. It's simply how they are.

~Alex

Oh my! S/he was TOTALLY the sweetest at the beginning... and I have a soft spot for her. She still lets me pick her up. I really hope she's just a late-layer.

 

[lena_]

That is so sad about sacrifces :-( I wouldn't have thought of that, thank you for making me aware.

I'll work on the tail photo asap.

Yeah, it really stinks.

 

[Alexandra33]

Oh my! S/he was TOTALLY the sweetest at the beginning... and I have a soft spot for her. She still lets me pick her up. I really hope she's just a late-layer.

What a cutie!

Personally, I would think at 6 months, a Leghorn cockerel would have more comb/wattles to speak of. At that age, most of my pullets' combs were starting to flop over under the weight.

~Alex

 

[rebeccabrown72]

Alright all! (I'm not sure if I'm supposed to reply to each comment request for a photo or post it once here and everyone will see it...) This is as close as I could get to a profile — she really wanted to check out my phone...

 

[rebeccabrown72]

We need a pic of her tail/tail end to properly tell. She may be a cockerel.
At this time of year, I would be very careful about rehoming her, I don't mean to fear monger, but some people do buy chickens(and other animals) to sacrifice them, my local animal shelter completely closes adoptions during October, as people have done so in the past
If you do end up needing to rehome her try to get a friend, or someone you trust to take her.

This is as close as I could get to a profile — she really wanted to check out my phone...

 

[Saaniya]

Hi all

Junia is a Exchequer Leghorn.

She was the smallest and easiest chicken of my mixed breed flock of 6 (all hatched April 16, 2018) for my 4 year old to handle for a while until about August when she started being more aggressive. She's now jumped up at a few kids and hasn't started laying yet... while we love her, she's our problem girl.

She definitely doesn't look like a rooster to me - but maybe she's just young! I'm posting a recent picture below. I have never seen Junia bug any of the other chickens as if s/he's trying to mate.

Does she look like a roo to you?! Do we need to re-name her Junius... and then get rid of her (because we're in city limits and can't keep a rooster)?


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No she didn't looks rooster to me cause there's no long Spurs & sikle feathers
I've rooster flock and I don't see ur chicken like rooster
Usually in this age a young rooster have inch long Spurs and crow even as u mentioned try to mate

Some hens have big Combs too
Especially leghorn

She's a young girl