Roo or not??

[Makjo]

I have some bantam chicks that i got this year I’m im trying to figure out if she is just silly OR is a rooster. She (or he) crows a lot more than the other birds and just seems to go crazy all of the time running around. They also have a larger bright red comb.

this chicken is just so hard to handle and extra temperamental compared to the others and just has different features and personality.

 

[Yah]

Looks like a rooster to me !

 

[fluffycrow]

Not a rooster yet, but he's a cockerel alright

 

[sourland]

It's a cockerel.

 

[Makjo]

Looks like a rooster to me !

Looks like a rooster to me !

Can I has how you know so I know what to look for?

 

[Makjo]

Not a rooster yet, but he's a cockerel alright

What are the indicators so I know for next time

 

[fluffycrow]

The bright red comb, and the crowing; thats a dead giveaway at this age. You can also see his male-specific feathers coming in

 

[Yah]

Can I has how you know so I know what to look for?

What are the indicators so I know for next time

My rooster had a deep red comb unlike others and was very fast!!! Sometime would call hens to food if he found a worm

 

[Yah]

He will also turn one eye up to the sky occasionally to look for air predators

 

[Mrs. K]

The feathers on the neck - shiny, and pointed. The comb and wattles bright red much earlier than the pullets, the crow and behavior. Often times these birds appear friendly and forward. I would be pleased that he is a bit skittish, and keeping his distance, and encourage that if you are planning on keeping him.

Truthfully though, if I ever think, 'wait, is that a rooster?' He is.