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hdowden said:
with the swept back and not so rounded crest i am leaning towards it being a cockerel. plus the solid color on the wing bows also says cockerel to me...you can mail him to me lol
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I was thinking the same..look at that hairdo. Really swept back. Pretty silkie. :)
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One of my two six-month-old chickens crowed today. I just don't know which one, but the one I've thought of as possibly being female was out in the pen and the one who acts more like a rooster was standing in their little alcove where a rooster couldn't stand up straight to crow without banging his head. Not that chickens can't walk somewhere else, of course, but they're living in the mudroom and I was two rooms away. They both have nice, feminine crests and combs don't really speak to me of male or female. I had a silkie with a comb like PJ's (pictured below) and larger wattles that I was sure was a rooster, but I was getting an extra egg for the amount of hens I thought I had. We found out it was her who way laying when she went broody one day. The one who's bolder and stood and moved like a rooster has started acting more like a hen The other one still acts as timid as always, but will sometimes get brave enough to come close to me and try to eat my shoelaces or peck at my ring.

PJ, the one who's always been more timid and henlike:







Goronzilla, the one who acts more like a rooster:







Sorry some of the pictures are grainy. I've only had this camera a month and I'm still figuring out the settings on it.
 
Urchin said:
One of my two six-month-old chickens crowed today. I just don't know which one, but the one I've thought of as possibly being female was out in the pen and the one who acts more like a rooster was standing in their little alcove where a rooster couldn't stand up straight to crow without banging his head. Not that chickens can't walk somewhere else, of course, but they're living in the mudroom and I was two rooms away. They both have nice, feminine crests and combs don't really speak to me of male or female. I had a silkie with a comb like PJ's (pictured below) and larger wattles that I was sure was a rooster, but I was getting an extra egg for the amount of hens I thought I had. We found out it was her who way laying when she went broody one day. The one who's bolder and stood and moved like a rooster has started acting more like a hen The other one still acts as timid as always, but will sometimes get brave enough to come close to me and try to eat my shoelaces or peck at my ring. PJ, the one who's always been more timid and henlike: Goronzilla, the one who acts more like a rooster: Sorry some of the pictures are grainy. I've only had this camera a month and I'm still figuring out the settings on it.
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Ok, if I had to pick the roo out of those two I'd go with PJ. But could easily be the othe way around. They look very similar and both stand hen like. The others crest looks rounder tho! Hopefully you can catch the crower in the act! Good luck!
 
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Urchin said:
One of my two six-month-old chickens crowed today. I just don't know which one, but the one I've thought of as possibly being female was out in the pen and the one who acts more like a rooster was standing in their little alcove where a rooster couldn't stand up straight to crow without banging his head. Not that chickens can't walk somewhere else, of course, but they're living in the mudroom and I was two rooms away. They both have nice, feminine crests and combs don't really speak to me of male or female. I had a silkie with a comb like PJ's (pictured below) and larger wattles that I was sure was a rooster, but I was getting an extra egg for the amount of hens I thought I had. We found out it was her who way laying when she went broody one day. The one who's bolder and stood and moved like a rooster has started acting more like a hen The other one still acts as timid as always, but will sometimes get brave enough to come close to me and try to eat my shoelaces or peck at my ring. PJ, the one who's always been more timid and henlike: Goronzilla, the one who acts more like a rooster: Sorry some of the pictures are grainy. I've only had this camera a month and I'm still figuring out the settings on it.
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The last pic shows red developing waddles. I'd say goronzilla has a more 'foolish ' stance.
 

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