Rooster or Hen?

[Sarim987]

Hello everybody. This is my first post. I was wondering if my chicken here is a rooster or a hen. I think it's a rooster but not sure. Any ideas?

For the last picture, it's the chicken on the right.

 

[lightchick]

Welcome to BYC! How old is he/she? Could you get a pic of his whole body?

 

[Sarim987]

They are about 14 weeks as of now. Thanks for helping me!!

 

[Sarim987]

They are not crowing yet and this is the only one that has a crown a little bigger than the others.

 

[lightchick]

Are they Rhode Island reds? My chickens are the same age! I had some RIR roos and they were a lot bigger. I think you just have a large pullet, but I'd watch her/him because some roos are late bloomers.

 

[Sarim987]

Yes they are! Are my chickens smaller than usual? Im hoping it is a hen.

 

[lightchick]

No, they are all normal size.
See the roo in this link? The RIR roosters I had already have the green tail feathers.
http://queenbeecoupons.com/wp-content/upload/2013/07/Rhode-Island-Red-Rooster.jpg

 

[Aragon]

At 14 weeks those combs and wattles are very red. My RIR girls are 16 weeks and their combs and wattles are not that red. I was led to believe that a hens comb and wattle goes red right before they start to lay. That being said the body structure and posture are not screaming roo to me. I think you have hens as well.

This is a link to my chickens at a younger age. You can see the difference between the 3 Roos and 3 Hens. BTW we all were correct in our guesses of gender.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/887811/pullets-or-cockrells/10

See Post #15 for my photos.

Hope this helps.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

I'd guess hen

 

[Sarim987]

Thank you all for your replies! Do you think this chicken in particular will start laying soon? Maybe even before the others? Thanks.