Male or Female?

[april01]

I have two buff orpingtons-one of which started making an odd sound on top of the chicken coop this morning. It didn't exactly sound like a rooster crow-more like a chicken in distress.

I ran outside and she was on top of the coop with her head in the air making that sound. She didn't seem distressed or hurt at all.

I'm worried that she's in fact a HE. She does look different than the other chicken but she's only 3 months old. Hopefully not b/c DH is joking about having it for dinner. I've become quite attached to this one and have already name it. I may have a rooster named Daisy.

I'll try to get some better pics in the morning. He/she wouldn't stand still long enough for me to take them. LOL

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The other buff is in the background. They do look different.

 

[gocrow77]

Looks rooish to me - sorry.

 

[bradandcas]

compaired to the other one it looks like a male for sure

 

[MotherMal13]

Very cute. Sorry I think that is a roo you got there. The sounds you heard were probablly his first pathetic attempts at crowing Good luck with Mr. Daisy

 

[ChickensInTheNorthWoods]

The curling down tail feathers say - I'm all ROO!

 

[Wynette]

A very pretty cockerel, sorry! See how his tail feathers are beginning to curl? Dead giveaway. Try to hang onto him - they're quite useful!

 

[Davaroo]

Cockerel, that's certain.

 

[jen8297]

mine at 4 months started making that same noise not every day but occaisionally, head up in the air, wings out and croaking.... and today the real loud crow started at 5 am and continued for 3 hours! "He " was rehomed this morning as a flock protector...

Here's a picture from Wednesday!

He is in the front, hen in the back..( or pullet shall we say)

See the difference? But the feathering was still rounded and hard to guess till just this last week!

Sorry....

 

[april01]

Thanks everyone! It looks like you guys were right-she's a "he". He's been crowing every day for the past couple of weeks. If only he wouldn't start at 5 am each morning and learn to sleep in. I think my neighbors must hate me by now LOL

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

That, my friend, IS a roo

The one in the background IS a hen