Rooster or Hen?

[CP1900]

I got this bird as a chick and it's now 25 pounds...is this a rooster? She/He doesn't crow.

 

[Pork Pie]

I'm not sure, but it looks like a meat bird. They are not long-lived but I'd suggest doing some reading on the Meat birds ETC forum. Maybe others can confirm if my suspicions are correct.

 

[CP1900]

Oh no! Poor chickie friend. How long -lives are these birds?

 

[Pork Pie]

Oh no! Poor chickie friend. How long -lives are these birds?

I'd await confirmation before getting down in the dumps - hopefully I am incorrect

 

[N F C]

You can try posting over on the "what breed/gender" forum and see what the experts think:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/15/what-breed-or-gender-is-this

25 pounds is pretty big...that would make me wonder about the meat bird possibility also.

 

[rebrascora]

It looks like a meat bird to me too and a cockerel. How old is it?

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

It's male, and I'm almost 100% a broiler bird. Don't worry, you can keep them alive. What are you feeding? Limit feed and make him move to eat. Does he get to free range?

 

[CP1900]

20 weeks old

 

[CP1900]

The bird definitely free ranges and I feed him starter crumble 2 times a day

It looks like a meat bird to me too and a cockerel. How old is it?

It's male, and I'm almost 100% a broiler bird. Don't worry, you can keep them alive. What are you feeding? Limit feed and make him move to eat. Does he get to free range?

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Feed him less food and keep letting/making him move around. Do a search on meat birds on here, there are a lot of stories with happy endings.