Pullets are actually hens, that is female. Roosters or cockerals who are Buff Orpingtons cannot always be told apart from the pullets (ladies). Some say the rooster has more golden saddle feathers, thicker legs and a more developed comb. But hens can have nice combs, too. Here's the kicker: BO hens can also crow! The only way to be sure is to wait a year or more and see who doesn't lay eggs. That's be the rooster, usually docile.too.
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A male chicken is called a rooster. You can tell if it is a rooster or not once they are 4-6 months old. When they get to that age they will 1. Start to crow. 2. Grow spurs. ( Things on the back of their legs) and 3. Grow a comb.
at about 8 weeks old or so they start developing small differences. For example, their cones on the top of their head might be bigger, they might have longer tail feathers, and they might have a broader chest. They might be more aggressive, or even start to rooster when they are young. if they rooster, they are a rooster- and it is loud and might be obnoxious.
Some breeds, known as sex links, can be sexed at birth however the methods vary depending on the breed. Generally speaking, the combs of the roosters will be larger than that of hens of the same breed. By the time a rooster is about 4-6 months old you should hear them crow, which is the one way to tell for sure as hen don't crow.
You have to listen for the "crow". Only roosters do this. Some say the crown is bigger on the rooster, but I have seen large crowns on types of chickens. So listen for a crow and you'll know its a rooster or watch for an egg and you'll know its a chicken.
How can I tell is a buff Orpington chicken is male
buff
If they have a comb
you look at his spurs to see how old he is
the colors are different.
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A Black Star rooster has a white dot on its head, where the females do not. Black Stars as sex-link chickens meaning you can tell their sex by their color once hatched.
They belong to white
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A male chicken is called a rooster. You can tell if it is a rooster or not once they are 4-6 months old. When they get to that age they will 1. Start to crow. 2. Grow spurs. ( Things on the back of their legs) and 3. Grow a comb.
at about 8 weeks old or so they start developing small differences. For example, their cones on the top of their head might be bigger, they might have longer tail feathers, and they might have a broader chest. They might be more aggressive, or even start to rooster when they are young. if they rooster, they are a rooster- and it is loud and might be obnoxious.
Some breeds, known as sex links, can be sexed at birth however the methods vary depending on the breed. Generally speaking, the combs of the roosters will be larger than that of hens of the same breed. By the time a rooster is about 4-6 months old you should hear them crow, which is the one way to tell for sure as hen don't crow.