Dad found a chicken in the yard…!

[FatherFalcon]

Definitely a cockerel

Looks like it is a trend to start putting unwanted cocks in others yards.

 

[TicaCielo]

My sister inherited 2 black Australorps who just showed up on her yard. She adores them lol

 

[FatherFalcon]

My sister inherited 2 black Australorps who just showed up on her yard. She adores them lol

I had thought about how this chick panic buying was turning out… people hiding giving ending and abandoning Roosters…

 

[Tormund]

Thank you!! Breed/ Species Also hen or roo

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Its a Rhode Island Red hen. RIR hens have wattles and there is no spur which would be present on a mature chicken. This is one of our own RIR hens

 

[nuthatched]

Its a Rhode Island Red hen. RIR hens have wattles and there is no spur which would be present on a mature chicken.

Spurs are not hard indicators of gender.
Color pattern and male specific feathers says cockerel

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Looks like a cockerel to me.
By the way, spurs are not a good way of identifying gender, comb/wattle development and the presence of male-specific feathering is much more reliable.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I agree with the others, he’s a cockerel. Not a production red, as those usually have a lot more white on them, but likely a Rhode Island or New Hampshire red.

 

[TicaCielo]

I own a Production Red hen. She looks just like the photo in the Hoovers catalog.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I own a Production Red hen. She looks just like the photo in the Hoovers catalog.

They’re sex linked, females are red and males have a lot more white on them.

 

[TicaCielo]