URGENT! GENDER?

[throwaway123]

I bought 2 chicks in April and now that they've grown up, I'm about 98% sure one of them is a rooster because I heard it crowing. I want to be sure because I'm sending them off to the butchers this Saturday because it is illegal to own roosters, hens are allowed though. Are both of them males?

 

[Pyxis]

Yep, cockerels.

 

[Michael OShay]

Yep, cockerels.

I agree; both of them are cockerels. Sorry. (

 

[donrae]

Yes, those are both male birds. sorry.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

Another vote for cockerels. They look like sexlinks.

 

[Michael OShay]

Another vote for cockerels. They look like sexlinks.

Agreed; Red Sex Link cockerels.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Agreed; Red Sex Link cockerels.

X2

 

[trailrider330]

Yes. Sorry. Those are cockerels.

 

[Priscilla Feathers]

So sorry they are both roosters. If you are in an area that won't allow roosters, you should probably avoid buying from the "Easter sales" crowd of chicken sellers that come out in the Spring. A lot of local feed stores and pet stores will sell off male chicks around Easter time and don't bother to tell the buyers that all the chicks are male.

Buy from a reputable hatchery that vent sexes and will sell you chicks that are specifically pullets. You can still get the occasional rooster, but your chances are much better from a hatchery. (They are generally around 90% correct on gender.)

 

[throwaway123]

Thanks everyone. I bought a can of mealworms and some grapes for their last meal.