possibility of a rooster???? only 18 days but with large comb... *PICS*

[madi99]

chick in question:

other chick for comparison (same age):

thanks for any help! i know its a bit early to tell but this chick's comb is so much bigger than any of the others'!!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Yes, that is most probably a rooster. What breed are they?

 

[madi99]

i honestly have no idea i got an assorted dozen of eggs at a local farm for incubation... almost all of my chicks are different... probably all mixes. i just think its strange that (s)he is developing much faster in that area than all of the other chicks... hes also on the smaller side

 

[SouthernChicka8]

Yep that looks like a boy

 

[Wishing4Wings]

They are Chicken Surprise! Big pink comb at that age is always a boy, and that is a big comb. If it keeps growing at this rate, I wonder if he's going to be able to hold his head up in a couple of months!!!!

 

[madi99]

haha it kinda stinks though because i've been through so much with this little guy... long story short he was born with the umbilical cord (at least i think thats what it was) still attached and it wouldnt come off. so i waited ( a loonnggg time while he was alone in the incubator

) until it dried and i cut most of it off and had to leave a little because i didnt want him to bleed. that being said it just fell off finally about 9 or 10 days ago! i had nine chicks hatch in total so i'm only going to be able to keep one or two roosters.. i hope there's not a lot more because i've grown so attached to all of them!!
And you're right it is a chicken surprise! i don't want them to grow up too fast but i'm dying to know how they're gonna look when they're all grown up!