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I've picked up and examined all my chicks. They all have feathers on their back but combs differing in color from yellow to pink. My favorite, a beautiful tame Orpington looks more like a rooster every day. Big long legs more coloring in her? comb. I do hope she is not a rooster. This list of...

Wow! I never knew about the feather thing. I've only been watching the comb color and wattles! I'm on my way to the brooders to check all my chicks! Thanks!

Thanks all. I am so frustrated having to maintain two brooders because one chick out of six is so aggressive; keeping others from eating and drinking, etc. Perhaps in a week or two it will be obvious whether this is a rooster or hen. Even if she is a hen, I won't keep her unless she has a major...

One of my chicks has been aggressive from the beginning (now, sadly, is isolated in a separate brooder). She is five weeks old now. Shows no physical signs of gender distinction. Has anyone seen rooster behavior at a young age? I've found someone who will take her but not if she is roo?