Notes from Dr. Borkosky

Know Your Chickens is a free resource dedicated to teaching backyard chicken owners more about their flock. Well, it’s a hen. Behavior, no aggression at all. Welcome to BYC.

Very helpful with the photos. I think I have one of each but not 100% sure yet. Feathers (saddle and hackle), longer and thinner than our other chickens (much like hair). Only roosters have saddle feathers.

They are black and finally looking pretty .

Fingers crossed you get more hens than roos!

These are two of our silkie hens with their young chicks. $100 Still up-for-grabs in our TSC / Amazon Giveaway!

Thank you for your article, very helpful! I’ve read lots of articles, and yours was the most helpful with pictures! It sounds like you have some lucky chickens on your hands and they’ll have a wonderful home with you regardless! You’ll get cockerels with white dots on their heads.

(Not that you can tell under all his fluff!).

I’ve been reading up on chickens .

I mean, it’s a rooster. Sexing adult birds is much easier – and much more reliable – than sexing chicks.

These aren’t 100% reliable, of course – some hens are markedly aggressive while some roosters are oddly docile. I’m pretty sure the bantam is a girl, though still very uncertain about the light sussex. This doesn’t work on all breeds, but in breeds where there is a decent amount of feather variation between roosters and hens, you may be successful. Congratulations! Now, the next time you hear someone talking about pullets, you know they mean young female chickens!

Sorry to hear your rooster went missing.

The evolutionary goal of the spurs is to project a demeanor of strength and good health.

Really, the only reliable way to sex a Breda fowl is to wait until the saddle, sickle, and hackle feathers develop.

Awesome! 😍 I was downright giddy!

Hope that helps!

This is a sign of sexual maturity.

The other one in question makes no noise at all. 🙁.

Keep an eye out for other signs – he or she will let you know soon!

Posture – cockerels tend to puff out their chest and stand taller than pullets. You can read more about sex links here. Before one year of age, all male chickens are referred to as cockerels. For older chickens, typically 3-6 months of age, there are a few characteristics you can look for.

Similarly, if you are raising a flock of meat birds, roosters are almost always going to be more desirable because they will grow out more quickly.

You’ll know your rooster is, in fact, a rooster, when he begins to crow. I absolutely love chickens and have always had them ever since I was born. And even then, the odds are about as good as a coin toss when it comes to accuracy with this method unless it is someone very experienced. 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. *, copyright ©2020, Living Well Mom.

Again, this is not true for all breeds or even all groups of chickens. Generally, rooster combs will be large, well-developed, and extremely red. Not even seeing some redness, let alone bags. This characteristic can be difficult to notice until your chickens are quite old, with the reliability waning as your hens and roosters get extremely old. Not every day but definitely happening. They will then develop new feathers and begin to develop the pecking order within the flock. Some chicken breeds that are supposedly easy to sex include: Knowing how to tell the difference between a hen and a rooster is a valuable skill to have, but you shouldn’t lose sleep over trying to figure out the differences between the two before they are totally mature.

However, it works well with breeds that have certain patterns and characteristics.

Here are a few ways of learning how to tell a rooster from a hen. After all, there are some pretty clear visual differences between roosters and hens – even people who haven’t been around chickens much can often tell the differences.

No, it’s a girl.

These feathers grow on their back down toward their tail. These legs tend to be thick and you might be able to see buds where the spurs will later develop even early on.

Hope your chickens are well. That means it can be a minimum of six months before you know the difference between the hens and roosters!

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Comb, growing but still against their head. Many people describe the hackles on a rooster as a “mantle,” although this is much more pronounced in some breeds than in others. Keep in mind that, despite its high level of riskiness, vent sexing isn’t 100% accurate. After one year, she is considered a hen. If you buy chicks from a local chicken breeder, they will likely sell you “straight run” chicks. I have 7 hens and about a week ago adopted 2 more from an acquaintance who had complaining neighbors.

Hens tend to weigh between 6-7 pounds fully grown. If you want to email me a picture at erika(at)livingwellmom(dot)com, I can try to guess. However, roosters generally have feet and legs that are larger, stronger, and more robust than those of a hen. I love hear chicken stories.

Starting at around week seven or eight, your chicks will undergo their first partial molt. Spurs – some, not all, cockerels will develop spurs on their legs, a bony growth that grows from the inside of their legs. I am pretty sure we have four roosters and one hen! Unfortunately, where i live, I can’t have roosters which really sucks cause i always have to give them away and some of my roosters were so sweet and I have plenty adorable chicken stories with them. A female chicken is considered a pullet before one year of age. Very informative. Of course, you can also tell you have a hen when she starts to lay eggs or exhibit broody behaviors! First, let’s address “chicken vs rooster.”. Hi Amy, yes a cockerel should get spurs earlier and they will be more pronounced, but as you can see with your cream legbars, it’s not a sure-fire way to tell. They are such lovely pets, so I’ll definitely keep them, and I am a vegetarian, so there is no chance they will ever end up on somebody’s dinner plate. That’s because this is an indicator of health and wellbeing. Roosters tend to be more vibrantly colored, in general, than hens. Good luck!

If threatened or startled, they’re more likely to crouch down and stay quiet. Also I had a pair of the same size with different shades of white.

Another key difference between roosters and hens is in the saddle feathers.

This is because sexed birds are typically more in-demand, and the process of sexing chicks can be dangerous, so it’s not something that hatcheries want to do if they don’t have to.

I have a hen. They are adorable. A cockerel or rooster’s feathers will be longer, more flowing, and generally showier.

Often you can determine the sex of a chicken by looking at its wing feathers. Hi Ashley, no one can 100% guarantee the sex of your young chicken (unless you have a sex link).

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(Really hope it’s a girl, so sometimes i could be biased when i think she’s a girl). Turkens are chickens and not turkeys. Please seek advice from a certified veterinarian in a case of emergency. One of the first questions people will ask when it comes to chickens is: “Is that a hen or rooster?” Or as some people put it: “is that a chicken or a rooster?” Sometimes it’s easy to tell the difference as the roosters strut across the yard and crow. You can see Fireball’s hackle feathers here: Saddle feathers are only found on the boys. Everything You Should Know. Do you see the difference?

It’s fun to be aware of, though! she will run away from them and hide when she sees either of them come near her is this normal behavior she seems terrified of them. But this behavior isn’t exclusive to the boys; even the girls “challenge” on occasion!

Very helpful! (My husband thinks I’m nuts 🤪) My neighbors are far enough away to not complain. This is Hairy Potter, my son’s Silkie rooster. Simple holistic wellness, easy recipes, homemade products, kids activities, support for autism moms. This is why the average backyard chicken keeper should not attempt this, I have not and will not, and neither should you.

As chickens begin to mature, their comb will grow larger and darken or brighten in color.

She is the friendliest, and until I acquired the rooster, was in charge of the flock.

I would read the tips in this article and give it your best guess than wait and see if you are right. Now let’s go a little more detailed and look at the difference between hens and roosters, cockerels and pullets.

There are several different methods you can incorporate to sex your chicks, some of which can be done at home but many of which are best left to the experts. Most are hens and as our luck would have it…our rooster is a jersey giant.

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What would you be willing to do with a predator? Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge! Would you believe the fluffy yellow chick on the right grew up to be our giant boy, Smokey (see his photo farther below)?!

Jan 30, 2019 8 3 12. But other times, especially when chickens are young, it’s more difficult. In fact, it’s close to impossible – which is why many hatcheries offer generous refunds in case you receive a batch of incorrectly sexed chicks. Thanks for your help!

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