White Plymouth Rock - Is it a rooster?

[catcat]

Thanks, everyone! I really need to hear good things about roosters right now. I worked so hard to plan and prepare for the chickens and I figured I would give away any that turned out to be roos. But I just don't want to part with Penny. (Guess it's time to pic out a new name for "Penelope".)

 

[duckinnut]

Most positively a Roo, had 4 just like him. My last one who just died this week was really to big for my hens, he was about ten pounds. He was a fierce watch dog over his girls, always safe and always fed.

 

[catcat]

I'm a bit anxious about having a roo. Yours were good additions to your flock?

 

[rachlore]

ROOSTER rooster ROOSTER rooster ROOSTER!!!!!!!!!! yeah, thats a rooster

 

[uuhite]

We also bought 2 White Plymouth Rock roosters and 2 hens. One of the hens, like you, turned out to be a rooster (see pics). I am convinced your photo depicts a rooster just like ours. The 3 of them roam happily together with 9 WPR hens but when the pens are built, it will be 1R to 3H's.

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Note side tail feathers rolling down

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[Hezz]

Well, you could always change his name to Benny. Sound almost exactly the same as Penny. LOL!

 

[Hellinahelmet]

I have a ton of white rocks. Your white rock in the photo is 100% rooster. Enormous comb and wattles is the giveaway

 

[DanEP]

Yep thats a roo. My wr roo is about ten pounds and the best roo I have ever had.

 

[Sk8inChick(en)]

I'm personally not familiar with that breed, but it sure looks like a roo to me. I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news! Maybe I'm wrong, though. If you do have a roo, at least he is a friendly one!

 

[PekinBantam]

roo for sure! Don't worry about him being agressive, he probably won't be...