what is my chickens breed

[Phage]

Looks like a roo if it is only 7 weeks old.
Also not the right shape to be a cochin.

 

[lovemywhatwhat]

I new it wasn't a Cochin I got a Cochin with him that I know is a rooster that he is very protective of

 

[aart]

My cousin who is more used to chickens says to look at it's feet, if it has a spur started then it's a roo and if no spur then it's a hen

All chicken have spur buds...so no good for determining gender on chicks.
Males don't start really growing out the spurs until at least sexual maturity(4-5 months),
they don't get significantly larger than a pullets until older than that.

 

[ViolinPlayer123]

Welcome to BYH by the way!!

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[wishing4wings]

I was thinking silver campine cockerel. Didn't realize the fayoumi were so similar!

 

[wynn4578]

Your cousin is wrong hens can have spur buds as well. BTW it's a Silver Campine Rooster. interesting breed. They come in silver and gold. If you mix silver with gold you get a sex-link.

 

[lovemywhatwhat]

@wynn4578 thank you for the info I think it is a beautiful bird. And very friendly wanted to get a mate for him might go for a gold..

 

[wynn4578]

No problem. I had some silver campines for awhile. They can be a little flighty but otherwise a really fun breed. I could be wrong but I think they are also the only chicken that the hen and the rooster feather out exactly the same. That being said I would wait until I was positive if it were hen or roo. They can look identical until they are almost fully mature.

 

[lovemywhatwhat]

yea think I might wait for a crow or an egg to get the mate