Rooster or Hen???

[lightchick]

Well I'd say NOT to get rid of him/her until she/he crows or if she lays an egg keep her.

 

[4SillyChicks]

Well I'd say NOT to get rid of him/her until she/he crows or if she lays an egg keep her.

Yeah, I think that's probably what I'll do, just to be safe. Wouldn't want to get rid of her/him before I'm absolutely sure!

 

[ChickenerMan]

Either you have been sold a hen with pullets but he/she looks like it is he~ you might be able to get some chicks in the future

 

[4SillyChicks]

Here are some pics of the chicken standing up, as well as the back feathers of this chicken next to another hens back feathers. What do you think?

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[smarsh2]

absolutely positively a roo
forget about the head, the feather pattern gives him away

 

[Firekin1]

Here are some pics of the chicken standing up, as well as the back feathers of this chicken next to another hens back feathers. What do you think?


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That is def a cockerel...a very nice one too I might add...maybe you will be lucky and he will be a quiet one

 

[4SillyChicks]

Thanks everyone for your input! While I'm pretty sure that it is a rooster, I think I'll still do what lightchick said and just keep it until I'm absolutely positive. Thanks again!

 

[K Spot]

No doubt that bird is a roo.

 

[K Spot]

I bought 7 chicks (5 of which are Silver-Laced Wyandotte's) that were all supposed to be pullets, but now at 3 months old, one of my Silver-Laced Wyandotte's looks a little like a rooster. Unlike the 4 other Wyandotte's, this chicken has what looks like a rose comb (the others have single combs), and is bigger and more aggressive than the other hens. I attached a picture of this chicken by itself and with the other hens . I was pretty sure that this chicken was indeed a rooster until I looked online and saw some pictures of hens with rose combs like this one. I also heard that rose combs are very common in Silver-Laced Wyandotte's, though I don't understand why only one has a rose comb while the others all have single combs. So, now I'm just really confused about what gender this chicken is. I wouldn't care except that we can't have roosters where we live. Any ideas?? Thanks!!

As a standard, ALL Wyandottes should have rose combs. Some 'Dottes in certain lines and hatcheries don't, however.

 

[4SillyChicks]

As a standard, ALL Wyandottes should have rose combs.  Some 'Dottes in certain lines and hatcheries don't, however.

Yeah, I think I read that somewhere. We got all of our chicks at Southern States, which is why I'm kind of surprised that we may have gotten a rooster, since they are usually pretty good at separating the pullets from the roosters (and we definitely made sure that all of the chicks that we bought were labeled as being pullets). But, I guess things like this can happen sometimes:/