Rooster or Hen- thinning flock today!

[Kidhenduckohmy]

We are pretty sure this is a rooster, but I will feel better with some more confirmations from other chicken people. He was bought from tractor supply.

He was supposed to be a hen. They should start laying in the beginning of August. What do you think. . .rooster?

 

[MySweetChickens]

definitely rooster

 

[Kidhenduckohmy]

Yeah, thats what we thought. Just hate killing a baby. I am putting him on craigslist just to give him a chance, but it seems everyone has all the roosters they need.

 

[haleybraden24]

It is a hen. The white leghorn breed has hens that look that way. I know this because i have raised white leghorns for a long time now.

 

[keesmom]

Can you get a side picture?

 

[acsteele]

It looks like those are spurs starting in...I think it's a rooster

 

[Mac14]

A side picture would help.

 

[Kidhenduckohmy]

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Here are some of the others that came with "him"

Does this picture help? All the other hen's combs are much smaller. It has been that way for a few weeks now. Aat first I thought maybe one wad just a bit older. But now there is a big difference. Should I just wait to see if it crows?

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Cockerel. Leghorn pullets do get large combs but he's odd man out of the group and long legged as cockerels are.

 

[heybarb]

If it is a he, he looks a lot like my leghorn hens did! I cannot tell from the picture, does he have pointy feathers around his neck and down his back by his tail, or are they rounded? If pointy, then definitely a boy.