Is this a rooster?

[vfem]

The one on the log is giving me the protective stink eye I get from the roos who want me to stay away from their women!!! lol

 

[schmije]

Do your chickens play soccer?

Don't yours? I'm not even sure where that ball came from. It was probably hiding in the overgrown grass when we bought this place last year.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

sometimes it also helps to look at the thickness of the legs. if the legs look stocky and thick you probably have a roo. if they seem slender probably a hen (pullet). good luck and i hope you really do have a more hens than you think!

 

[Kassaundra]

Sorry I'm w/ the group that just see one hen, the same one that has been pointed out already. I would move that poor girl out before those boys know they are boys though.

 

[ducks4you]

There is a noticeable difference in tenderness from a 2 mo rooster to a 4 mo rooster, just so you know. If you harvest them young, they are almost like a cornish hen. Over one year old and you'll want to marinade and tenderize them bc they really get tough.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

well, that's where the Coq Au Vin recipe comes in handy....and tasty too! you could always modify this recipe http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/coq-au-vin-recipe/index.html