Soon to be neighbors worst nightmare

Yes, that one is definitely a male.

If you look at his back, in front of the tail, there are some narrow feathers with pointy ends. They are a darker red than many of his other feathers. They will grow long, and hang down to each side of the tail.
Those are male saddle feathers-- only male chickens have them.
A hen would have wider feathers, with rounded ends, growing from that part of her back.

That's in addition to the big red comb & wattles, and the crowing. So yes, he is certainly male.
Thank you! I’ve tried looking things up online but I’m never fully confident in my findings!
the combs and wattles on my chickens always differ so I wasn’t sure how much I could rely on that tell.
My other five are pretty tame and make hen(ish) sounds at the moment, but it’s hard for me to tel with them.
Do you notice anything obvious about them? 😬
 

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