No Clue???

[hdowden]

i have some cockerels that are 5 months old that still haven't crowed but then again i do i have more than one cockerel so that is also the reason my other 3 (4 total) haven't crowed yet

 

[HEChicken]

previous post says its 8 weeks on that pic

Yeah, that was posted while I was writing mine. I didn't see it until after I'd submitted.....

 

[RaeRae2]

I also vote for male. I have a 20 week old rooster right now who has never said a peep. The last rooster I raised from a baby was around 6 months (24 weeks) before he started to crow.

 

[hdowden]

Yeah, that was posted while I was writing mine. I didn't see it until after I'd submitted.....

lol and you posted yours while i wrote that so i did change it to be about my cockerels and their crowing habits

 

[JennaPonraj]

Thank you guys for all your advice. It's been really helpful. Yes I am having a pet sitter come, so hopefully it will be fine. I am leaving tomorrow, so I need to pack. But I will post a picture of her tonight, or early tomorrow.
Thanks again.

 

[JennaPonraj]

Ok, So here is a picture of Midnight, [my french copper maran] I took this today. So shes 16 weeks. The only hope I have that shes not a rooster is the spur, or something. What is that??? Is it supposed to look like she has another nail on the back of her foot?

 

[akcountrygrrl]

Sorry, the pointy saddle (right in front of the tail) and hackle (neck) feathers, large red comb, and overall coloration all scream roo. 100% roo. Spurs do not a rooster make... Hens can have spurs too (they'll look like a long pointed nail growing on the inside of the leg an inch or two above the foot). All chicks will have spur buds whether they are male or female.

 

[featherz]

Sorry but that's the most roostery chicken I've seen today. =) 1000000% boy. =(

As for the crowing, I've had roos not crow until 6-7 months. Like the person above me said, the long shiny drapey feathers over the rear end are rooster saddle feathers. There's no chance at all that that's a girl.

 

[fuzziecreatures]

This is a boy.

Ok, So here is a picture of Midnight, [my french copper maran] I took this today. So shes 16 weeks. The only hope I have that shes not a rooster is the spur, or something. What is that??? Is it supposed to look like she has another nail on the back of her foot?

 

[donrae]

That is a rooster. No hope at all of it being a hen. None, nada, zero, zip.

As far as it not coming off the roost, do you have another rooster? Or the hens could be bullying it. But really, I've never had a bird starve itself to death. If you're that concerned, find a place to seperate it from the other birds with it's own food and water while you're gone.