Late Blooming Rooster??

[Ari_m]

I have what I suspect to be a late blooming cockerel / rooster. No crowing or saddle feathers - yet. The comb and wattle size has tripled within 2.5 weeks. It isn’t the top hen or even the second hen in terms of pecking order. Its very protective against hawks and leads all the other hens into the coop while it stays out to watch for awhile. Today that happened and when he/she went back in the coop it brought a piece of corn and set it on the ground as a treat for them! When free ranging, it also gives that rooster call when it finds food - all the others come running to eat.
Is this something that hens often do too?

It’s 5 months old, no eggs yet. But I’ve heard of cockerels that develop the feathering and crowing late. Anyone have experience with that?

 

[The Happster]

Pictures would be excellent.

 

[Ari_m]

 

[Ari_m]

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

That's a pullet. At least feathering-wise.

 

[The Happster]

Pullet.
Could you get a video of the calls?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Looks like a POL pullet. You should be getting eggs soon

 

[Ari_m]

Pullet.
Could you get a video of the calls?

I don’t have it on video, But it’s identical to what I’ve heard from other roosters. My main question is if hens do this kind of thing, bringing food to others, etc?

 

[Liz Birdlover]

My Buff Orpington chick was always more outgoing & friendly, when I brought the chicks mealworms, that little stinker didn't wait, the moment my butt sat down that chick would jump up in my lap to stick it's head into whatever container I carried to see what I had. Lol This bird was such a late bloomer as far as appearances. Suddenly at abt 5 mos of age, comb got larger, then legs grew & bird seemed taller, saddle feathers seemed longer & my baby attempted to crow. Now at 7 mos, he is just now growing the handsome rooster tail.

He is with RIR & Ameracauna Roos, and the Buff is the boss, he always was a more outgoing chick anyway, but even though the RIR & Ameracauna are 1 month younger, they grew their saddles & Roo tails in earlier. It is interesting...do different breeds mature in different aspects at different rates?
My RIR & Ameracauna looked like Roos at 4 mos of age, Buff Orp not til 5 mos of age. But Buff Orp personality was Roo at just 6 weeks of age, if you consider being so outgoing & fearless as being "Roo-ish"

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

It is interesting...do different breeds mature in different aspects at different rates?

Yes, Orps are known for being late bloomers.