Please verify if this are hen or roo if you can :) Please

[aoxa]

The women i got them from and + i looked up the fanning of the tails. if you hold the chicken head away from you/tail feathers towards you and lean the chicken foward/down the tail feathers will(if this is true) Fan out if they are a hen or stay together if they are a roo. The reason they are said to do this is when a hen is protecting her chicks her tan will fan out to i guess make her look larger? I am not sure i dont remember how it was explained. But if this is a way to tell then she is a hen. If not then i guess its a wait and see. I will take some pics to post tomorrow of the side. Its late and i just got home from work. I really hope she is a hen. I just found out my other chicken which is a Amber star is more likely to be a roo. Gah i have no luck.

Hens protecting chicks will puff out all their feathers to make themselves look bigger.

This has nothing to do with determining gender. One of those other wives tales.

 

[Pele]

Hens protecting chicks will puff out all their feathers to make themselves look bigger.
This has nothing to do with determining gender. One of those other wives tales.

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If it were that easy to determine gender, a lot of Japanese vent sexing artists would be out of a multi-billion dollar industry.

I think the OPs bird is a pretty little roo

 

[Malibu99]

I have to admit: I do too

 

[Lothiriel]

Definite little cockerel.

 

[Bluegrass Chick]

Well i hate to hear that what i thought was a she is in fact a he LOL I really cant have a roo, but this is my fav. chicken so i dont know if i can part with him. This breaks my heart though. My friend said she would be more then happy to take him if it is a roo and give me one of her hens, but i just cant see myself parting with him. I guess i will wait and see what happens, just to be 100% sure, before i make my decision, but more then likely i will keep him.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Be prepared for possible personality changes when the hormones kick in! My little EE supposed to-be-pullet was quite friendly as a youngster. We realized it was a roo at about 7 weeks, but noticed, as he got older, he became much more skittish. Now, at three months, the only way I could catch him is to pull him off the roost at night! Not mean, but not friendly either, and we still have more hormones to come.

On a happy note, my only BR pullet is the most personable of the bunch, kind of like a friendly cat, so maybe the breed is nice overall. Hope your guy stays sweet!

 

[Pele]

I agree with Wishing4Wings. Roos will tend to be very curious, outgoing, and friendly as babies, then turn into horomone driven monsters during their teen years. There is a large faction in the forums that believes in not handling roos at all, so that they do not learn to be comfortable with humans, and won't lose respect for you when the horomones hit (and end up attacking as a consequence.)

I am more of the school of thought to be friendly with your roo, but to make 100000% certain that he knows you are dominant, and that it's your way or highway time. Put him on his back, hold him down if he pecks you, etc. That way he doesn't end up fearing you and viewing you as a threat to the flock, but also respects you.

Hens, on the other hand, start off life wary and skittish as a general rule. Mine usually avoid us like plague until they hit maturity, then all the sudden we're the best thing since sliced bread. I get swarmed by happy hens every time I step outside, where I used to have to chase them down in the brooder to hold them.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Hens, on the other hand, start off life wary and skittish as a general rule. Mine usually avoid us like plague until they hit maturity, then all the sudden we're the best thing since sliced bread. I get swarmed by happy hens every time I step outside, where I used to have to chase them down in the brooder to hold them.

That's good to know. Most of my pullets will get really close, usually looking for treats, but there are only a few who will let me touch them. The BR will actually jump up on my leg, but does not like to be held.
Have been following the rooster rearing advice you mentioned. Trying to prevent crazy rooster syndrome!

 

[Bluegrass Chick]

At what age do the hormones kick in? And yes he is a Roo took him to a friend who confirmed, and after posting this i kinda paid attention to his demenor and realized that he does act like a roo. But he is super sweet is why i am wondering what age this happens? I only have 3 chickens has of right now, I have been waiting to get moved into our new house before i got anymore. Its so funny though cause he really is the sweetest outta the bunch. If i am going to put them up for the night he is the first one that comes running when i call with the other two following behind. He always comes when i call and follows me everywhere. The other two (an Amber star which we are not sure if she its a hen or a roo, and a cochin bantam hen) are friendly but at the same time they dont seem to enjoy the attention like him. They come when i call but only cause they are following him(unless they see i have food of course) If they are distressed because they get seperated they will come running to me as well. Now if my amber turns out to be a roo then it will have to be given to my friend who is going to give me a hen in return for him. I am excited to go pick up my RIR hen tomorrow from her, and she is currently looking for a barred hen for me as well. So looks like i will have a pair LOL . Do you guys think that my bantam will be ok If i trade my amber to another bantam? So i will have 3 heavy breeds and 2 small breeds together? 1 heavy being a roo? They seem together now, but i figured if i am going to be adding 2 more heavies to the mix(well really 1 if i trade her my amber) then it may be better to add another bantam. What do you guys think?

 

[Red Barn Farms]

I had just made a post asking if these were pullets or roos. I found this thread very interesting because so far my flock which are reaching the 3 month mark are all very calm and loving as far as the pullets go. We have 8 pullets and two roos. Both the roo's tend to stay away and will even run away if you get close to them. I can pick up any of the pullets luckily. Just this morning I heard a rooster trying to crow. LOL very funny sound! Anyway, I wanted to post a few images of a couple of young br's we just brought home from an Amish family which lives down the road from us. They had about 14 of these which they raised for years from their stock and did not come from a hatchery. I picked them out myself hoping I made the right choice and got two pullets.