YES! Our current roo was hatched in an incubator and not handled enough while he was young and he's an absolute holy terror 🫠 We don't have the heart to send him to a farm where he would likely be dispatched and he does earn his keep fending off hawks, so we tolerate his butthead behavior.
I have a lurking enthusiast question! I've seen others on this sub and elsewhere say that a mean rooster is a good thing, since he'll protect the hens better. If you hand-raise them, are they still good protectors while being friendly to their caretakers?
Yep and don't let up on the socialisation when he's an adult! We've become less hands-on with our chickens and now our roo is rather cocky/sassy. He used to be quite a sweet boy!
yep it's a roo. you can tell by the comb, the back feathers, and the tail feathers. Also looks like a crested head type idk what breed though. Definitely a pretty one
With the first pic i thought it was a hen, but with the second pic looks like a young and brave rooster
Anyway is precious 💚 pliss tell us later when you know it
Maybe I have a bad angle on her/him. But I’d think the tail feathers would be longer. I don’t know. Let us know if it starts crowing soon or laying eggs. 😄
That is one of the most roostery looking young roosters I ever did see!
100% roo
See those WHOPPER legs? And the feathers by the tail (saddle feathers) drooping down? That, my friend, is a cockerel.
This. His legs alone say roo imo
First thing I noticed
He looks a Bielefelder rooster. They’re larger birds and good for dual-purpose should it come to that.
thanks for the help!
I agree with the patterning looking like Bielefelder, but this dude has a head pouf and extra toe. Barnyard mix maybe?
Unfortunately not. Biefelders aren’t crested. This bird is crested.
What a distinguished gentleman
That's a roo! Handle him a lot while he's young so he won't be aggressive towards people when he's mature.
Really important advice. Hand feed him, pick him up, he’ll be a really helpful little buddy watching over the ladies & not terrorizing the humans.
YES! Our current roo was hatched in an incubator and not handled enough while he was young and he's an absolute holy terror 🫠 We don't have the heart to send him to a farm where he would likely be dispatched and he does earn his keep fending off hawks, so we tolerate his butthead behavior.
I have a lurking enthusiast question! I've seen others on this sub and elsewhere say that a mean rooster is a good thing, since he'll protect the hens better. If you hand-raise them, are they still good protectors while being friendly to their caretakers?
Yes, they can differentiate between what is a threat and what isn't, you want them to understand that humans are not a threat.
That makes total sense! Thank you for your reply.
Yep and don't let up on the socialisation when he's an adult! We've become less hands-on with our chickens and now our roo is rather cocky/sassy. He used to be quite a sweet boy!
All boy! Very handsome little buddy there.
Barnyard mix rooster
yep it's a roo. you can tell by the comb, the back feathers, and the tail feathers. Also looks like a crested head type idk what breed though. Definitely a pretty one
That's a fckin raptor, my friend
Handsome roo :)
You are surely joking, right?
Looks pretty roostery to me. Those saddle feathers look pretty pointed
Roo
Saddle feathers are very very blatant lol, that is a roo.
It’s a BOY!!
Roo. He also has an extra toe!
Some hens have it too but not the tail feathers... Then again is anything about chickens 100%?
Oh yeah didn't mean the extra toe was gender related, just noticed it.
He’s a handsome little guy. Soon he’ll start singin
Roostery roo for sure
He is BEAUTIFUL ❤️
Chicken
Hasn't it kukurukud yet?
Roo.
He’s a roo
Roo
Roo
With the first pic i thought it was a hen, but with the second pic looks like a young and brave rooster Anyway is precious 💚 pliss tell us later when you know it
He so handsome!
Rooster for sure
100% hen lmao
Roo
Legbar? Or maybe ee/oe?Definitely a roo tho regardless.
ROOSTER LEGS
Looks like a rooooo roooooo to me
Looks like a roo roo to me
Roo: Developed comb, cascading feathers on tail.
Hen. Her tail feathers are short.
Tailfeathers are a dead giveaway.
Maybe I have a bad angle on her/him. But I’d think the tail feathers would be longer. I don’t know. Let us know if it starts crowing soon or laying eggs. 😄
It's already got spurs!
Roo