Someone's been crowing

[Chickenlover720]

The other morning I heard crowing and was quite confused seeing how I have only hens I suspected it was one of my older hens but when I looked outside it was coming from my younger hens. I am concerned that one of my young pullets may be a roo. I couldn't tell who the culprit was but here are the two I am suspecting do either look like a roo. They are both about 15 weeks.

 

[rachelsflock]

...You might have a buffy cockerel...

 

[PhantomChikkinz]

That handsome bird in pic #2 sure looks like a boy to me.

 

[imnukensc]

The buff (2nd pic) is definitely a cockerel.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Your Buff Orpington is a cockerel.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Yup! Your BO is a BOY!

 

[jolenesdad]

My buff is 22 weeks and doesn't even have the slightest semblance of a comb yet. Conversely, I purchased two buff "hens" and the boy was clearly a boy by 10-12 weeks, like yours here.

 

[Alexandra33]

Without a doubt, your cockerel is the Buff Orp!

~Alex

 

[Chickenlover720]

I'm pretty sure that they're both boys. I was looking both of them over and the Easter egger has the same nubs forming where spurs will come in as the buff has. I'm quite upset. Both were advertised as pullets and this group was supposed to be my replacement flock since my older hens are slowing down on egg production. Now it looks like I've only got four hens.

 

[Alexandra33]

I'm pretty sure that they're both boys. I was looking both of them over and the Easter egger has the same nubs forming where spurs will come in as the buff has. I'm quite upset. Both were advertised as pullets and this group was supposed to be my replacement flock since my older hens are slowing down on egg production. Now it looks like I've only got four hens.

All chooks have "spur nubs," regardless of gender. Some hens even develop full-blown spurs.

Your EE is 100% hen, so no worries.

~Alex