Who here can speak chicken? Lol

[KoriAndBocboc]

Not everything you find on the internet is true. Again, I pet my birds like that and none of them crow or are otherwise louder than usual compared to when I don't pet them as much. It is not unusual though for a cockerel to crow, not crow for a bit then start back up full force. Unfortunately there is no doubt in my mind that's a young cockerel

It's possible that the petting is an issue for other birds and not so much of an issue with chickens. But seeing as how I am a new bird owner, I don't know much. Just trying my best to learn and do what's best for my birds and not what is best for me.

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

I just learned that touching a birds back and petting their back and wings can have undesirable hormonal effects. I have been cuddling up and petting Bocboc since I got her. It's possible my actions has made her hormonal and that's why she is crying out to me and crowing. I'm sexually frustrating her. Lol. So I am stopping petting her anywhere besides her head and chest to try and avoid her back and wings. See if this helps to quiet her down.


Im still not convinced she's a he. Her brothers from the same hatch look much more roostery than she does. Time will tell.
At least she's not bothering my neighbors. I checked

Really? I've always stroked my chickens and they barely even squat around me anymore lol
I hope its not
I hope that they turn out to be a pullet, and you're able to keep them!

 

[KoriAndBocboc]

Really? I've always stroked my chickens and they barely even squat around me anymore lol
I hope its not
I hope that they turn out to be a pullet, and you're able to keep them!

Bocboc was pretty vocal today. Lots of crows and other noises when Bocboc and Chickie were in different rooms and Bocboc didn't know where she was. She just let out a warning call I think when she heard a strange noise from the hallway too.

Here they are enjoying a cuddle. They will sleep here all night if I let them

 

[Karlkurla Chooks]

My hens squat for me, since *I* am their rooster so to speak. I pat their backs first then rub their bellies which they enjoy.

My pullets are still too wary for me to pat them, even Chamomile who, despite her name, can be quite skittish.


Your cute Bocboc is a rooster. Just keep him until you are officially notified that you cannot keep him. Then keep him somewhere else and make sure Chickie has a friend to keep her company.

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Bocboc was pretty vocal today. Lots of crows and other noises when Bocboc and Chickie were in different rooms and Bocboc didn't know where she was. She just let out a warning call I think when she heard a strange noise from the hallway too.

Here they are enjoying a cuddle. They will sleep here all night if I let them

They're adorable!!

 

[KoriAndBocboc]

It's 7am. Turned the lights on, everyone is awake and within 10 min Bocboc is crowing like 10 times in a row 12 seconds or so apart. I had to put Bocboc back in the room and shit the door till he was done waking everyone up. Lol. He doesn't display any other rooster traits. Like he always runs for food first and steals food from Chickie. I thought roosters were supposed to be gentlemen lol.
Bocboc is very food driven. I can't have a snack in the house without Bocboc showing up and slightly aggressively stealing my food

 

[birdlady11]

Because you have two to compare to each other, the most obvious sign is the difference in their wattles, those two sets of red fleshy things hanging under the jaw. I apologize for the non-scientific description but that's the easiest way to describe it if you don't know what 'wattles' are.

In any case, the light colored one has two outstanding sets while the darker chick has almost nothing to see under her jaw. In my experience males always develop those wattles much earlier than females and they are always much more pronounced. Most of my chicks have been mixed breed so for me the easiest way to sort male from female chicks is those jaw wattles. It gives the guys away every time!

 

[sourland]

Update?

 

[ChickenTenderKesha]

Because you have two to compare to each other, the most obvious sign is the difference in their wattles, those two sets of red fleshy things hanging under the jaw. I apologize for the non-scientific description but that's the easiest way to describe it if you don't know what 'wattles' are.

In any case, the light colored one has two outstanding sets while the darker chick has almost nothing to see under her jaw. In my experience males always develop those wattles much earlier than females and they are always much more pronounced. Most of my chicks have been mixed breed so for me the easiest way to sort male from female chicks is those jaw wattles. It gives the guys away every time!

I’m not OP, I’m the one who hatched the chicks out, the two both didn’t start developing them until well after the males in that batch, there were 5 males and 5 females but one pullet passed when they were a lot smaller before KoriAndBocboc got these two!

Update?

Still no male feathers from the snapchats I’ve been getting of them

Her brothers are well more advanced if she is a male, so I expect them to be laying an egg in the near future, BocBoc sooner than Chickie.

The two pullets I still have with the main flock have no comb compared to these two, but that’s the difference in their set ups I find. BocBoc and Chickie are living up the house life while the others are out in a coop with no heat provided. The outside pullets are expending their energy differently while BocBoc and Chickie are getting extra energy as they don’t have to spend it heating themselves up. No different than hens slowing down during winter and taking breaks with colder temps, even my younger pullets have slowed their laying when the temps drop below -20°C I’d imagine

 

[ChickenTenderKesha]

Here’s where I posted photos of her hatch mates I took today for comparison;
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/show-off-your-old-english-game-bantams.311466/post-28393791

And this is her mom! I realized I never shared a photo of her and the patterning on her compared to her offspring!