Young Roo and Young Hen Behaviors. What are they?

[SilkieObession]

Is there any obvious personality behaviors present in males that are different then hens?

I've seen some baby roos at around a month old practice jumping on month old hens in their brooder box.

Also I notice the roos don't have a real taste for sun bathing or taking dust baths.

These are just things I noticed from my mothers 2 roos. Do you guys think there's any merit to these observations?

 

[americanchicks]

Im new to chickens myself. So far i have only seen my two roos jump kicking each other and sometimes the other birds. As for sunbathing and dust-baths, they all love doing both.

 

[lynnR]

Roos fight more when chicks. Pullets will fight but not for as long or as hard as the roos. That's the only thing I've noticed. Only had chickens for a couple of years though.

 

[donrae]

Yeah, roosters are friendlier and folks like them more. You can almost guarantee when someone posts "Is this a hen or a rooster, it's my favorite bird and so friendly" it's gonna be a roo.

I really didn't notice behavior differences, but I've only had one roo per batch, so I don't know how brooding two roosters together might lead to different behavior.

 

[SilkieObession]

Hmmm.. I just feel there must be some differences that could set them apart when they are young.
I have this one baby silkie who wigs-out every time I take her sister out. Even though shes/he isn't alone. She wont tolerate it she starts screaming looking for thee missing chick. Then she jumps on top of her little hamster house and start crying even louder!


Shes only 4 weeks old.. Isn't that boy behaviour? She isn't in charge of her little flock either.

Here she is on her hamster house at 2 weeks old

 

[hdowden]

with silkies the cockerels are usually bigger then the pullets with in a few days if you dont catch it then then you will have to wait till they are 4-5 months old for sexing.

all that other stuff doesn't determine gender i have raised both pullets and a bunch of cockerels together and they all act up the same there is no difference between them

 

[SilkieObession]

OH Lame! lol it just figures!

I got them when they where 3 days old they all looked to be the same size. So I guess I either have all hens or all roos!