Roo or hen guess Rhode island red

[LittlestSeal]

I'm guessing roo, it's the only one that still hasn't developed a tail in the 3-4 week is group, and it also seems to like starting mini cock fights with the other chickens, not as much since two other chicks from the batch became food like I originally bought them for. But it'll try to fight my hand too in the same way.

BUT, I realise it might still be too early to tell. Got him/ her on the 12th of this month, and it was the smallest of the batch from tsc.

 

[drumstick diva]

Too young, please post new photos at 8 weeks of age. In the interim if the comb turns red and enlarges you will have your answer. Right now it has a very neutral comb.

Chicks of either gender do a lot of sparring as they juggle for pecking order.

 

[LittlestSeal]

Here he/she is now at 6 1/2 -7ish weeks old. Not a lot of waddles going on, but comb is pretty red. However I remember my last RIR having a pretty red comb early on too and thought it would be a roo only to be a hen... so, second opinion. Do I got a girl or a boy here?

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Hmm, could you get a side view picture?

 

[LittlestSeal]

about a week ago. it's about 9 weeks in this photo.

Also, as far as personality goes, it's mock fighting with another chicken of mine, so i'm thinking they're both possible roos.

 

[Landon1117]

The red comb leads me to believe it's a cockerel, although hens can have this happen too as you pointed out. The fact that its tail feather took awhile to grow in is also a more common trait of a young roo, but I have had hens that have had delayed tail growth as well. When I got 6 pullets from my local hatchery (who all turned out to be females), they would mock fight each other all the time when they were about 12 weeks old, and I got scared they were all roosters only to find them laying eggs. So don't be too nervous if they cock fight every once in awhile. My guess is that the RIR is a rooster (by the feathers near the back of his neck), and your other chick is a hen (her comb is still pale and small) but the RIR could turn out to be a hen too. Best of luck!