Small rooster / pecking order

[Geoffmowry]

So we have a flock of five 9 week old hens. Except I suspect the littlest one (Cha Cha) may be a rooster. I believe she/hes an Easter egger. Never makes a peep.....no crowing, clucking or cooing. Cha Cha seems to be at the bottom of the pecking order. He/she is half the size of the other hens if that. My wife says roosters are always at the top of the packing order. Is this true? We aren't allowed to keep roosters in our municipality so hopefully I'm wrong but everything about Cha Cha say little boy to me. Any ideas? Hopefully, I've attached a pic of Cha Cha as well as a few of their mostly finished chicken coop which I'm fairly proud of....

 

[DobieLover]

That's a cockerel.
Cockerels do not generally start out at the top of the pecking order just because they are male. Frequently, the head pullet or hen will remain the head even after the cockerel is accepted by the pullets or older hens. He has to earn his stripes.
And your boys hormones have yet to kick in. Everything changes when the hormones start taking over their bodies for both the cockerels and the pullets.

 

[Got_The_Chick_Itch]

Send me a picture of it’s wing spread out.

 

[sourland]

Nice job on the coop. I, too, believe that Cha Cha is a cockerel.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Bantam d'uccle cockerel

 

[Geoffmowry]

Is that possible? We got him at TSC from the silkies and Easter Eggers bin. I'm not surprised the were wrong on the sexing...60% success so far. But to have a completely different breed (it is different right?). I looked up a picture of the d'uccle cockerel and I'd does look like Cha Cha. A quick glance says this bird isn't cold hardy and we live in michigan.

 

[Roo5]

Chacha is male and isn’t an Easter egger, he looks to be a d’uccle bantam.
No In lots of chick flocks rooster can land at the bottom it takes courage and maturing for them to gain higher status which usually comes at around 5-6 months.