Red chicken.... what breed/gender?

[Cass87]

A friend stopped by last night and brought a chicken he had just got that was a package deal with another rooster he bought. He was told it's a rooster as well but I'm not so sure the girls seem to be keeping him in line and I noticed it was in the nest box this morning . Any idea if it's a hen or cockerel? Also what breed? Looks like a rhode island red but I don't own any to compare it too. Small green tail and a few green feathers in wings.

 

[dragonthehunter]

My guess is a rhode island red mix not sure what its mixed with but its not pure

 

[Eric 2016]

Red ranger? Just a guess.

 

[lydiagirl99]

I'd say it's definitely a cockerel. He's just young so the ladies can keep him in check. I have a cockerel that looks to be about the same age and he's still not at the top of the pecking order and the girls boss him around.

 

[Cass87]

How old is yours? My friend said the lady told him it was only 8 or 9 weeks but I have 8 week old chicks here and they are still very much little chicks

 

[Eric 2016]

If it is only 8 weeks then a fast growing red ranger would make sense

 

[drumstick diva]

No comments on the bird but, wanted to call your attention to the gap between coop and run (left side, first picture). There is enough room for a small or insistent predator to slip through to get your birds, also looks like they can go under your coop from that point as well. I congratulate you for using hardware cloth but, you have to check for openings everywhere. That's what predators will be doing.

 

[Cass87]

Yes it is a poor setup but I plan on building a new coop next weekend with 2 4x8 sections. Wish I could find decent plans . Would like to make the one section for pigeons

 

[Cass87]

Looks a little shiny and flashy to be a red ranger . Think he may just be a poor quality RIR

 

[donrae]

Hatchery Rhode Island Red cockerel.