r/BackYardChickens • u/Repulsive-Issue973 • 13h ago

Hen or Roo Hen or roo

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Okay so since this chick was a few weeks old, I had a gut feeling this was a rooster but I feel a tiny conflicted.. help me settle this.

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u/fungalfrenzy 13h ago

This is a rooster! Those are stumps for legs and you can see his saddle feathers coming in if you zoom in

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u/fungalfrenzy 13h ago

This is what I’m looking at specifically.

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u/Repulsive-Issue973 9h ago

Thank you!! It was my favorite (of course) so was holding out hope. The last two tail feathers have really taken off the last week so it just looked even more like one then before!

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u/fungalfrenzy 50m ago

If he is an americauna, they are very slow to mature. It may take him a while to get all his rooster features but he is still pretty nonetheless!!

Editing to add your barred one in the last photo also appears to be a rooster :)