2007-03-22 09:46:19 · 9 answers · asked by kdlyn74 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
I have 2 grown chickens they are almost a year old. Neither crows but they have very different personalities one is friendly and one isn't. Their appearances are the same except ones red thing on the top of its head is flat and the other is pointy( like chickens are imagined to look) Neither has started growing any spurs either. They are orange. I think they are called Rhode Island Reds.
2007-03-22 09:49:50 · update #1
To everyone who feels the need to tell me that there is no such thing as a male chicken I'm not stupid I have 2 birds of the chicken variety and I need to figure out if one is a rooster!
2007-03-22 09:56:25 · update #2
The roosters crown (the red stuff on top of the head) will be larger and the bird will be slightly larger as well. Chickens have individual personalities so it would not be unusual to have a friendly chicken and one that's not so friendly.
2007-03-22 09:59:09 · answer #1 · answered by SC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, male chickens (or Roosters) will have a larger Comb, longer Sickle feathers on the tail, and more pordominate Hackles around the neck area. But one sure fire method is watch the ones that crow at dawn. Thats a male (rooster). See the link below for an illustrated comparison between the male and female. Cheers!
2007-03-22 16:58:07 · answer #2 · answered by krodgibami 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
By that age if one is a rooster he should have a long distinctive tail. You can't always count on the comb. Hens are generally of a shorter rounder build, roosters will be taller and look leaner. If they look the same at a year you probably have a pair of hens maybe a pair of roosters though. Look up their breed and check a picture the males and females should look different enough you'll know which you have.
2007-03-22 22:45:42 · answer #3 · answered by emily 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rooster or cock is a male chicken, the female being a hen. A young cock is also called a cockerel. The term "rooster" is reputedly so used because the cock is said to roost over clutches of eggs to guard them. In fact, "roosting" is the action of perching aloft to sleep at night, and is done by both sexes. The cock is non-monogamous, but cannot guard several nests of eggs at once. He guards the general area where his hens are nesting, and will attack other roosters who enter his territory. During the daytime, he often sits on a high perch, usually 4-5 feet off the ground, to serve as a lookout for his flock. He will sound a distinctive alarm call if predators are nearby.
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2007-03-22 16:55:16 · answer #4 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Roosters usually have a larger comb on the top of the head and heavier wattles under their "chin".
Often males' feathers have pointed tips and females' feathers have rounded tips. Roosters are also the ones that crow (hens do not).
2007-03-22 17:03:27 · answer #5 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is no such thing as a male chicken, it's a rooster. the chicken and the rooster do not look alike, the chicken is smaller than the rooster, but it all depends on the breed of chicken or rooster
2007-03-22 16:50:44 · answer #6 · answered by i don't know 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
There is no such thing as a male chicken. Although they look the same as babies, males grow up to be roosters that look distinctly different from chickens.
2007-03-22 16:49:41 · answer #7 · answered by SomePoet 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The rooster has a larger comb. He is very protective of his hens. If you pick up one of his hens and she hollers out and flaps her wings he will come running to her defence, fluffing out his neck feathers and jumping at you ( possible spearing you).
2007-03-22 18:30:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the male chicken is the one mounting the other chicken
the female is the one laying eggs.
2007-03-22 17:16:12 · answer #9 · answered by Tiburcio 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋