Rooster or hen?

[RoyalCoopMom]

I need some new hens in my flock. There are some 8 week olds available locally from a straight run. How soon can you tell if you have a rooster or hen and what are the signs to look for?

BYC Rocks! Thanks in advance for all your comments!

 

[21hens-incharge]

What breed are they? Some can be sorted at hatch due to being sex linked. Some can be sorted by 8 weeks by comb development. Some are very difficult to tell until they lay or crow.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

What breed are they? Some can be sorted at hatch due to being sex linked. Some can be sorted by 8 weeks by comb development. Some are very difficult to tell until they lay or crow.

X2....at 8 weeks most laying breeds are pretty readily sorted

 

[Mrs. K]

Bright red combs are usually roosters at this stage. If I ever look at a bird, and think is that a rooster, it almost always is, but I do remember, standing next to a big black "hen" the first time he crowed... and I had been doing chickens for a long time!

 

[aart]

Post some pics.