Rooster? Hen?

[gtaus]

This chicken sexing is so difficult

Yep. That's why most of my chickens that I order at our local Co-op are the autosexing breeds so I don't have to worry about it.

I mainly have ISA Brown (autosexing) chickens these days. They are not the most interesting-colored birds, but they are great egg layers. And that is the main reason we have them.

Any chances of it being a Hen??

Looks like a rooster to me, too. Nice looking bird. Can you keep roosters where you live, or are you only interested in hens?

 

[Party-chick]

Rooster

 

[Chive]

Supposed to be a starlight green egger.....looks like legbar? Not sure. Any chances of it being a Hen?? It's not crowing, I have another that looks identical and he is already crowing. This chicken sexing is so difficult I'm thinking rooster...

That is indeed a male. He’s beautiful!

If I'm not mistaken I think leghorn breed is in starlight green egger breed? Idk though. I have tried to research but not a lot about that breed....came from tractor supply

You are correct about what they say. They have the Starlight Egger as a cross between their Bluebell Egger and a brown egg laying breed. Their Bluebell Eggers are a mix between White Leghorn and Ameraucana. I wouldn’t be surprised if they threw in a Legbar instead of a Ameraucana for the blue egg laying gene.

 

[Clt1988]

Yes the bird above is male. Where was it purchased?

Tractor supply... bought as a starlight green egger? Bought 3 and 1 was a hen. 2 males. Both males were this white color but the female is different.

 

[Clt1988]

That is indeed a male. He’s beautiful!

You are correct about what they say. They have the Starlight Egger as a cross between their Bluebell Egger and a brown egg laying breed. Their Bluebell Eggers are a mix between White Leghorn and Ameraucana. I wouldn’t be surprised if they threw in a Legbar instead of a Ameraucana for the blue egg laying gene.

Thank you!