Did we get a roo?

[u/xosweetell]

My MIL (Helens mom for those of you who are familar with Helen and her story) is convinced one of the 8 hens we got for her a few months back is a roo. The one with a lot of red on her (or his) face. She said the other day she could have swore she heard him crowing. What do you guys think? Did she end up with a rooster or is this gal just more red in the face than her sisters?

[u/HomesteadRenai]

Im sure there is at least one hen in there.

Edit: sorry for being rude. Joking aside front bird at the beginning is probably a roo. That comb is RED. otherwise need to see how they're feathering. If the one with the pale comb in the back feathered faster and more fully than the two with the beat red combs, that's the only hen.

[u/xosweetell → u/HomesteadRenai]

😂😂😂😂 fingers crossed!

[u/xosweetell → u/HomesteadRenai]

I didn’t take it as you being rude! It made me laugh lol these tan ones were sold to us as Amberlinks and all females. Two of them have more red on their faces than the other two tan ones.

[u/HomesteadRenai → u/xosweetell]

I'm grateful to hear! Things always sound funnier in my head...

The two with the wicked red combs aren't looking great. This breed has a lot of fuzz on the face, but usually I see a hen pinkening in the face around the eyes before her comb wakes up. When it's a bright red comb and no flush in the face, that is typically my second hint, following the rate of feathering.

Do a few Google searches, only very few breeds can be sex linked; far more than what is advertised out there. I'm unfamiliar to with the breed of these guys, but if you don't find the breed in the lists that tells you one thing while if they are on there, that'll tell you another (obviously, I suppose).

Good luck!

[u/xosweetell → u/HomesteadRenai]

Sorry-having a hard time understanding. What do you mean by the two with the bright red combs not looking great? Like they look sick? They have all been checked by a vet and are very healthy!

[u/HomesteadRenai → u/xosweetell]

Sorry about that, no, "not great" as in they're probably roosters.

[u/xosweetell → u/HomesteadRenai]

Ohhhhh okay! I see what you mean! Thank you for your help! These were all sold to us as sexed females so idk how they could have messed that up at the farm supply store.

[u/HomesteadRenai → u/xosweetell]

You should definitely do some googling on what you go. I did a quick search on amberlinks, and those aren't it from what I saw. Totally possible that store got them mixed with something else.

[u/xosweetell → u/HomesteadRenai]

I think they’re buff chanteclers - i remember when we got them they were in the same big trough as the amberlinks. I think the employee gave us the buffs instead of amberlinks. I googled which chanteclers my farm supply sells and that’s the breed they carry. The darker ones were sold to us as barred rocks. I specifically remember making sure we got good cold weather hens so at least we were given good breeds for that even though they’re not Amberlinks lol

[u/HomesteadRenai → u/xosweetell]

That would explain it! I can totally understand why they would be mistaken for amberlinks! I haven't had Rocks, but I've heard that they contradict all of the typically sexing clues, so I couldn't even begin to guess on those.

I know nothing about Chanteclers, so I can't offer any advice, but I'm glad you have a clue! I hope they're the hardy breed you're looking for!

[u/xosweetell → u/HomesteadRenai]

From what I’m reading, it seems like chanteclers have very short wattles and combs to prevent them from getting frostbite. So they could still be hens-but because they aren’t big to begin with the little bit of comb/wattle they have now seems like a lot compared to other chickens of this age but in reality it’s probably most of the wattle and comb they’re gonna get lol thanks for your help!! I know we won’t know 100% until they’re bigger but now that I know they’re not Amberlinks it makes more sense lol

[u/xosweetell → u/HomesteadRenai]

Oh i love that 🙃 well, I’ll have to make another post then if i can’t google to figure it out!

[u/HomesteadRenai → u/xosweetell]

Do you know the different combs? It looks like a pea comb, agree?

[u/xosweetell → u/HomesteadRenai]

I just looked up a pea comb-yes they look like they have those!

[u/xosweetell → u/HomesteadRenai]

A quick search - i think they’re buff chanticler (sp)

[u/ObiWanKaStoneMe]

Do their legs seem thicker than the others?

[u/xosweetell → u/ObiWanKaStoneMe]

I didn’t look at their legs. I can do that in the morning! They all just got put up in the coop for the evening.

[u/Overall-Commission83]

All of them will reddened up as they get bigger. It's hard to tell if they are a rooster until they get around 3 or 4 months old then the roosters will stand out.

[u/DoubleThePun]

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[u/Suspicious_Counter39]

First of all, it will be closer to roughly 4+ months before "he's" crowing.

Second, the more you look, the more you're convinced. Just wait it out. I even thought one was a rooster a few years back. Totally convinced. Of course it was a very nice, black Prairie Bluebell blue egg layer that laid very nice eggs for three years.

Third, that rose comb isn't going to help figure it out very well. Wait until almost four months, then you'll know for sure.