no crowing, but she is huge. male or female?

[preciouschick]

Looks like rooster

more pics. I think i have a rooster on my hands. 1 year old. It never looked different to me until now.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

more pics. I think i have a rooster on my hands. 1 year old. It never looked different to me until now.

She’s a hen.

 

[preciouschick]

She’s a hen.

i am not sure. i keep getting different opinions. I value them all. I do have 2 that havent layed so maybe i need a camera

 

[preciouschick]

She’s a hen.

is there a way to check the vent?

 

[Thunder344]

He's a rooster. Don't know why people say hen. Maybe, since people are saying so many things, you can wait for a crow or a egg.

 

[preciouschick]

He's a rooster. Don't know why people say hen. Maybe, since people are saying so many things, you can wait for a crow or a egg.

exactly. it doesnt sound like my hens. no crowing but has a different sound. The waiting continues.

 

[Painted Calls]

This thread is so confusing because there are so many different chickens posted on it.

OP's bird is a hen.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

more pics. I think i have a rooster on my hands. 1 year old. It never looked different to me until now.

She’s a hen. I had a red sexlink hen that looked almost exactly like that. In my experience, a rooster would’ve had visible saddle feathers by now.

 

[chickentrains]

more pics. I think i have a rooster on my hands. 1 year old. It never looked different to me until now.

that is a hen... they can have big combs too. I see 0 indicators that its a rooster.

 

[NatJ]

is there a way to check the vent?

Yes.

A chicken that does not lay eggs will have a small, puckered vent. It could be a chick, a male of any age, or a hen that is molting or broody or otherwise not laying. So this tells not-laying, but does not tell gender.

A chicken that lays eggs will have a larger vent, that looks rather moist, and looks like it could stretch large enough for an egg to come through. A chicken who lays eggs MUST be a hen.