White Rock hen or Rooster

[Dalylah]

Definitely a pullet!

 

[TheMother]

My MIL is insisting this is a Rooster. She's about 4-5 months old, no eggs or crowing. Just eating all of my food. These things have an appetite for sure. Anyways, Rooster?
Thanks
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She's started mounting one of the hens about twice a day. Still no crowing or eggs from her. I checked the said mounted hens eggs for fertilization, they aren't. Will update once we either get a crow or an egg from the Plymouth.

 

[The Happster]

She's started mounting one of the hens about twice a day. Still no crowing or eggs from her. I checked the said mounted hens eggs for fertilization, they aren't. Will update once we either get a crow or an egg from the Plymouth.

Fresh photos please. It's possible the saddling was hard to see due to the colour.
It's not unheard of for females to mount females ...I just don't see this.

 

[TheMother]

Fresh photos please. It's possible the saddling was hard to see due to the colour.
It's not unheard of for females to mount females ...I

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She's a huge bird. Those are 1.5 year old hens there and that brown one is the one that's getting mounted.

 

[The Happster]

It's super hard to see, with the white feathers, but I'm pretty sure I can see male feathering.
The face is also male.

 

[TheMother]

It's super hard to see, with the white feathers, but I'm pretty sure I can see male feathering.
The face is also male.

No! NO! No! I refuse this! I just had 4 out of 7 roosters from the new chicks! This bird to me is the Arabian horse of chickens. Where's the cockadoodle on this thing at almost 6 months?

 

[The Happster]

No! NO! No! I refuse this! I just had 4 out of 7 roosters from the new chicks! This bird to me is the Arabian horse of chickens. Where's the cockadoodle on this thing at almost 6 months?

Lol. That sucks, I'm sorry.

All birds are different. My first cockerel - he didn't join the choir until about a year old.
If you have other more dominant males, that could also cause him to keep quiet. Apparently they get self conscious about singing in front of an audience.

 

[TheMother]

Well

Lol. That sucks, I'm sorry.

All birds are different. My first cockerel - he didn't join the choir until about a year old.
If you have other more dominant males, that could also cause him to keep quiet. Apparently they get self conscious about singing in front of an audience.

Wow, I didn't know they could hold off on crowing that long.We're in the suburbs so I don't mind him staying quiet. I prefer to keep the cone of death In the shed lol

 

[The Happster]

It really is weird though. You sure he's 6 months? I'd be expecting more combing even from a female at that age. And more male feathering by now.

 

[CaliFarmsAR]

I think cockerel.