Yikes - I'm increasingly convinced my calico princess is actually a calico prince.

[Appalachickens]

Minnie is only 5 weeks old, but her (?) tail feathers curve downward, she has some big whomping feet, and a slightly more developed comb. She's also bigger than the others, but since they are all different breeds, I'm not sure that has any meaning. She's friendly, and often the first to climb onto my lap, but I think I'm starting to notice some protective behaviors.

On the first night in the coop last night, the others three were jostling to squeeze in next to Minnie. Not only that but when I was in the coop with them and one had gone into the run to eat, one of our cats started meowing through the fencing. Minnie sprung into action, flying down on top of the one out in the run and herding her back inside. And a little later while in my lap, she made some croaking noises unlike the usual peeps. It's early, but it sounded for all the world as if she was trying to crow. Am I needing a name change for this one?

 

[500Chickens]

Looks like a cockerel to me

 

[Appalachickens]

Looks like a cockerel to me

If I only get one, I can deal with that. But it was sold as a female.

 

[Sammster]

Ooo, I think you're right. Minnie is a Maximus

 

[Ridgerunner]

Where did you get that chick? A Calico Princess is supposed to be a red sex link. That means boys are white and girls are red. But with that comb, red wattles showing at that age, heavy legs, upright posture, and those behaviors I think you have a boy. I don't think it is a Calico Princess but may have CP parents.

 

[Appalachickens]

Ooo, I think you're right. Minnie is a Maximus

No!!!

 

[Appalachickens]

Where did you get that chick? A Calico Princess is supposed to be a red sex link. That means boys are white and girls are red. But with that comb, red wattles showing at that age, heavy legs, upright posture, and those behaviors I think you have a boy. I don't think it is a Calico Princess but may have CP parents.

Rural King, which means they came from Hoover's Hatchery. This was the chick at 5 days old.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Hoover's has Calico Princesses so yeah, probably from them. They do not show a photo of an adult male but looking at the photo of the chicks they look to be sex linked. So with that chick being red you should have a girl. I wish you good luck but I'm really confused.

 

[Appalachickens]

Rural King says they get all their chicks from Hoover's (as does Tractor Supply). I read the males are supposed to be white and the females brown - but as a young chick it just looked yellow to me.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Chickens that end up with white feathers start with yellow down. That's part of what confuses me with that chick.