Wolf is still considered a cockerel because he is 7 months old.On the other hand, here is “Fireball”, our Light Brahma pullet. Pullets will usually be dull, and their feathers will mostly be of one color.

I want eggs so I’m hoping for a girl(pullet).Silkies are harder to tell apart and you may have to wait until they are around 6 months to know for sure. The chest on pullets (females) will be red.Barred chicks will show a difference as day old chicks, males will have a large light colored spot on the head and on females it will be smaller.

🙁 She loves Jesus, writing, baking with her kids, learning about herbs, homeopathy, and flower essences, and her animals, including her 45 backyard chickens. Keep an eye out for other signs – he or she will let you know soon!Great post! My grandmother always raised chickens and it makes me miss her fondly whenever I see chickens.Me too, but we have a brown chick which doesn’t know how to crow or walk, it seems that he/she is neither hen nor rooster, we named him or her monster.HI.

If the feathers have pointed ends, the bird is likely male. 🙁 Our mille fleur rooster (not in the picture) disappeared a few months ago while free-ranging too – we think a fox got him. — I would only add, that in flocks with NO rooster, an alpha hen will emerge, acting & sometimes even resembling a rooster.
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)Here is a great article that talks about sexing baby chicks.If you buy chicks from a local chicken breeder, they will likely sell you “straight run” chicks.We had no idea what gender these chicks were when we got them, but there were 2 boys and 3 girls. I love chickens, and the food they make is always appealing to me. I have a couple buff hens and their wattles appeared along with other breeds their age.


I have a LB who is about 13 weeks old. Some specific breeds of chicken, such as the Barred Plymouth Rock, have distinctive breed-specific color differences between the males and females. I already knew most of this, but I’m more familiar with sexing chicks than adults.

The feathers themselves will have rounded ends.Rooster tails will start to arc at the end and the feathers will be pointier. Usually by 12 weeks they’ll be impossible to miss.

Would you believe the fluffy yellow chick on the right grew up to be our giant boy, Smokey (see his photo farther below)? Even then hatcheries are only accurate about 90% of the time.

But these are some fun clues to consider as your chicks grow bigger and it’s always fun to play the guessing game!Erika lives in the woods of New Hampshire with her husband and four children. )Overall, remember there’s no guaranteed way to tell the difference between hens and roosters until they are crowing or laying eggs. I did google before and found out that there are some hens that will “cockadoodledoo” but now I think it is a rooster because of the feathers. Two days ago the little hen hatched 8 tiny chicks🐥 .I would so appreciate hearing back from you. Some hens take on the role of rooster if there isn’t a rooster around (and sometimes even when there is). Very helpful with the photos. So next time you’re day old chicks are eating, listen to them!Great post! I read a few other posts in the search results and yours was the most informative and helpful by a landslide! Most are hens and as our luck would have it…our rooster is a jersey giant.

She is a bantam (small) black cochin.And here is Jack, her cockerel brother. I would read the tips in this article and give it your best guess than wait and see if you are right. How to tell a hen from a rooster: In Ameraucanas the male chicks will have a wider comb base than the females. It’s just a shame I may see no eggs, though.Hi Simon, thanks for stopping by and commenting. Yours actually has diagrams.I love your pictures of the Light Brahmas. Cockerels will have a wider range of colors in their feathers.

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!You’re welcome, Ashley! The common saying among chicken experts is "if it crows, it's a rooster; if it lays an egg, it's a hen," easily identifies hens and roosters. She looks a lot like your pullet picture, but this one’s legs are the size of tree trunks!! Good luck! I have a pullet or hen that acts like a rooster, what’s going on? I live in a cold climate with awful winters and I personally favor chickens with small combs for their cold hardiness.They don’t grow in until around 3-8 months so I don’t put a lot of importance on them at all. I am pretty sure we have four roosters and one hen! I got them originally, so I could have eggs, but I am afraid that your article may have just confirmed that I have 2 roosters. Thank you.Hi Connie, those chickens are mille fleur du’uccles.

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