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How to Tell Hens and Roosters Apart: What’s the Difference?

By Erika in Backyard Chickens

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One of the first questions people will ask when it comes to chickens is: “Is that a hen or rooster?” Or as some people put it: “is that a chicken or a rooster?” Sometimes it’s easy to tell the difference as the roosters strut across the yard and crow. But other times, especially when chickens are young, it’s more difficult.

Today, I’ll show you how to sex a chicken, including the few ways you can tell hens and roosters apart.

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Hens and Roosters | Cockerels and Pullets

First, let’s address “chicken vs rooster.”

Roosters are chickens too, so that question won’t help much. Most people mean “hen” when they say “chicken.” Hen means a female. Rooster means male.

Now let’s go a little more detailed and look at the difference between hens and roosters, cockerels and pullets.

A male chicken is considered a cockerel before one year of age. After one year, he is considered a rooster.

A female chicken is considered a pullet before one year of age. After one year, she is considered a hen. 

Jill is one of our pullets. She is a bantam (small) black cochin.

bantam black cochin hen vs roosters

And here is Jack, her cockerel brother. He is also a bantam black cochin.

bantam black cochin cockerel

Now, the next time you hear someone talking about pullets, you know they mean young female chickens!

How to Sex a Chicken

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Sexing Chicks

It’s difficult for the average person to determine the gender (otherwise known as sexing) of a young chick. In most cases, even experienced chicken owners will not be able to tell whether they have cockerels or pullets until the chicks are least 2-3 months of age, often longer for some breeds like Silkies.

These are two of our silkie hens with their young chicks.

silkie chickens with chicks - difference between silkie hens and roosters

The most common form of sexing is called “vent sexing,” but if not done correctly, it could kill a chick. And even then, the odds are about as good as a coin toss when it comes to accuracy with this method unless it is someone very experienced. This is why the average backyard chicken keeper should not attempt this, I have not and will not, and neither should you.

In fact, typically the only places you can buy “vent sexed” chicks are from hatcheries where they have highly trained personnel to do it. Even then hatcheries are only accurate about 90% of the time. This means that if you order female chicks from a hatchery or your local feed store (they usually buy from hatcheries too), you still have a chance of ending up with one cockerel (or more.)

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Here is a great article that talks about sexing baby chicks.

If you buy chicks from a local chicken breeder, they will likely sell you “straight run” chicks.

Straight run means the gender is unknown and chicks are not sexed (again because it’s nearly impossible) and your odds of having boys or girls are usually 50/50.

how to sex a chicken - baby chicks hens vs roosters

We had no idea what gender these chicks were when we got them, but there were 2 boys and 3 girls. Would you believe the fluffy yellow chick on the right grew up to be our giant boy, Smokey (see his photo farther below)?!

There are some crossbreeds, known as sex links, and a few other chicken breeds where you can tell the gender right away based on their colors. You can read more about sex links here. That being said, you cannot tell the gender with the majority of chicken breeds.

Pullet or Cockerel?

We all wait anxiously to see if our chicks are boys or girls. We can guess all we’d like, but as many people who raise chickens like to say, you won’t know for sure until they crow or lay an egg!

That can be anywhere from 12-30 weeks of age! Occasionally though you might have a little cockerel who makes himself known by crowing very early. We had a young Silkie start crowing at just 6 weeks of age!

Still, it’s fun to guess and see if you’re right late.

For older chickens, typically 3-6 months of age, there are a few characteristics you can look for.

how to tell a brahma pullet from a cockerel

Comb and Wattles: Size and Color

The comb is the “crest” on top of a rooster or hen’s head. As chickens begin to mature, their comb will grow larger and darken or brighten in color. Cockerels usually have larger brighter combs than hens.

It’s the same thing with a chicken’s wattles – the fleshy skin that hangs from underneath the beak/neck. Males have brighter larger wattles than females.

This is Wolf, our Light Brahma cockerel, when he was very young. You can see his comb and wattles beginning to get bigger and brighten.

young brahma cockerel rooster - do hens have wattles

Here’s a photo I took of Wolf today. See how his comb and wattles are bigger now? Wolf is still considered a cockerel because he is 7 months old.

rooster vs hen how to sex a chicken

On the other hand, here is “Fireball”, our Light Brahma pullet. She is also 7 months old. Do you see the difference?

beautiful female brahma pullet hen with wattles

Fireball and Wolf belong to my oldest, Nathan. He named them after Minecraft. 🙂

Sometimes you will see a young chick begin to develop a larger comb earlier than the others and this is sometimes (not always) a clue as to its gender – more likely a male.

Feathers

Hackle feathers are another word for neck feathers. A hen’s neck or hackle feathers will be rounder and shorter while a rooster’s hackle feathers are longer and more pointy.

You can see Fireball’s hackle feathers here:

light brahma pullet - hackle feathers and tail - the difference between hens and roosters

Saddle feathers are only found on the boys. These feathers grow on their back down toward their tail. They become fairly obvious once a cockerel is older.

One way to remember the difference between hackle and saddle feathers is to think of a horse saddle which goes on a horse’s back, not the neck.

Lastly, look at a chicken’s tail feathers. A cockerel or rooster’s feathers will be longer, more flowing, and generally showier. Sometimes there will be more colors, such as shiny green feathers.

Here is Wolf again. Notice the differences between him and Fireball.

brahma cockerel - saddle feathers, hackle feathers, tail

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Behavior – roosters are often bolder than hens. You might notice this behavior in small chicks. As they get older, roosters will tend to “challenge” each other with raised hackle feathers.

But this behavior isn’t exclusive to the boys; even the girls “challenge” on occasion! Of course, there are exceptions too; we’ve had shy roosters and braver hens.

Posture – cockerels tend to puff out their chest and stand taller than pullets.

This is Smokey, our sweet barnyard mix (that means mixed breed) cockerel:

gray chicken rooster cockerel

Leg Size – boys will have thicker legs than girls.

For me, this is one of the last things I consider when telling hens and roosters apart, but it is one more characteristic you might notice.

Spurs – some, not all, cockerels will develop spurs on their legs, a bony growth that grows from the inside of their legs. Spurs can be used as a defense and can be dangerous if you have an aggressive rooster. Luckily there are ways to safely remove spurs without injuring the roo.

This is Hairy Potter, my son’s Silkie rooster. (Yes he deliberately spelled it Hairy, not Harry.) Hairy does not have spurs. (Not that you can tell under all his fluff!)

orange silkie rooster

Overall, remember there’s no guaranteed way to tell the difference between hens and roosters until they are crowing or laying eggs. But these are some fun clues to consider as your chicks grow bigger and it’s always fun to play the guessing game!

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    Comments

    1. Scarlet Paolicchi says

      October 28, 2016 at 9:05 pm

      I loved looking at your chickens. My grandmother always raised chickens and it makes me miss her fondly whenever I see chickens.

      Reply
      • Erika says

        October 30, 2016 at 3:17 pm

        Chickens are wonderful animals!

        Reply
      • Sabeti Farrokh says

        November 12, 2019 at 4:11 pm

        Me too, but we have a brown chick which doesn’t know how to crow or walk, it seems that he/she is neither hen nor rooster, we named him or her monster.

        Reply
    2. Nicole says

      October 28, 2016 at 9:51 pm

      Your chickens are so pretty!

      Reply
    3. Cove says

      June 22, 2017 at 2:21 pm

      HI. How old is Wolf in the first photo of him, when he was younger?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        June 23, 2017 at 9:42 pm

        He was about 3 1/2 months old then.

        Reply
    4. Dawn Mayhew says

      March 29, 2018 at 5:58 pm

      We just got our very first ever batch of chicks! Our HOA does not allow roosters so I am anxious to find out which ones are roosters before I fall in love with them all. On that note, have you heard of rooster collars or anti-crow collars ? Are they humane?

      Reply
    5. Anastasia says

      April 11, 2018 at 2:35 pm

      This was very helpful! My chicks are 8 weeks old and I’m anxious to find out if any or roosters because it’s against city ordinances for us to have any males. Thank you for the post!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        April 25, 2018 at 5:50 pm

        Fingers crossed you have hens!

        Reply
    6. James says

      June 2, 2018 at 6:25 am

      Hey Ericka,

      Thanks for this, my wife and I have a small 20 acre property in Victoria, Australia. We have chickens and are trying to tell them apart at the moment. I am pretty sure we have four roosters and one hen! Gonna test your theories tomorrow and see if I can better identify them.

      Reply
    7. Julie says

      July 4, 2018 at 3:56 pm

      Your chickens are beautiful! We have several different breeds. Most are hens and as our luck would have it…our rooster is a jersey giant. Is there a way to safely and completely remove spurs? I have 2 small children and I’m so afraid they will get hurt.
      Thank you!

      Reply
    8. Cheryl Jolly says

      July 10, 2018 at 7:48 pm

      I’ve been hatching chicks for a few years now and I have noticed that cockerals talk when they eat. I’ve had only one or two pullets do it but for me it’s rare. It doesn’t matter the breed. So next time you’re day old chicks are eating, listen to them!

      Reply
    9. Ashley Furin says

      August 6, 2018 at 8:41 pm

      Great post! Very helpful! I read a few other posts in the search results and yours was the most informative and helpful by a landslide! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        August 8, 2018 at 10:12 am

        You’re welcome, Ashley! Hope your chickens are well. 🙂

        Reply
    10. Stacy says

      August 8, 2018 at 11:57 am

      I have two silkies I’m still trying to figure out what they are. I want eggs so I’m hoping for a girl(pullet).
      I think I have one of each but not 100% sure yet. I bought them from a farm in Ca. I bought ducklings and they sent me my ducklings and chickens. They are black and finally looking pretty . I’ve been reading up on chickens . I have pictures.

      Reply
      • Erika says

        August 9, 2018 at 11:03 am

        Silkies are harder to tell apart and you may have to wait until they are around 6 months to know for sure. Yes, it’s a long time! (I have several juvenile silkies at the moment and it’s still TBD on their gender!)

        Reply
    11. Ashley says

      September 21, 2018 at 3:27 pm

      We are having the hardest time sexing our chickens. I’ve read lots of articles, and yours was the most helpful with pictures! But I’m still getting mixed signs. I’m hoping you can help…

      Mixed breed, approximately 4-5 months
      Comb, growing but still against their head. More like a large bump right now.
      Wattle, non existent. Not even seeing some redness, let alone bags.
      Feathers (saddle and hackle), longer and thinner than our other chickens (much like hair). But the others are a different breed so I’m trying not to compare.
      Spur, nothing yet.
      Crowing, one has began to crow. Not every day but definitely happening. When my boyfriend goes out to shush it, it runs and quiets down. The other one in question makes no noise at all.
      Behavior, no aggression at all.

      Can you help at all? Thanks!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        September 25, 2018 at 9:49 am

        The one that crows is almost certainly a rooster. I’m not sure about the others. If you want to email me a picture at erika(at)livingwellmom(dot)com, I can try to guess.

        Reply
    12. Ashley M Snyder says

      September 25, 2018 at 7:43 am

      I need help sexing my chicken. Is this something you could do via email or do you have a suggestion of where I could take her (or him I supposed).

      Reply
      • Erika says

        September 25, 2018 at 9:37 am

        Hi Ashley, no one can 100% guarantee the sex of your young chicken (unless you have a sex link). I would read the tips in this article and give it your best guess than wait and see if you are right. Good luck!

        Reply
        • Annette Buggey Hammel says

          November 25, 2018 at 5:32 pm

          Hi Erica you sound super knowledgeable in chickens.. I have two 10 week old and two 3 week olds.. I have pics but have no idea how to attach .. my ten week olds are golden spangled Hamburgh and light Brahma which I was told was a Cochin .. and my three week olds are Americanna and buff Orpington. Because my Hamburgh had all these weird rogue feathers at first I thought she was a he.. but now not sure because none of my babies have any wattles to mention of except my buff Orpington that is only 3 weeks old .. Do buff orps show wattles early??

          Reply
          • Erika says

            November 26, 2018 at 8:06 am

            Hi Annette, I don’t believe buff orpingtons get their wattles any earlier than any other breed. I have a couple buff hens and their wattles appeared along with other breeds their age. If you want to send me pictures, you can email me at erika@livingwellmom.com. Hope that helps!

            Reply
    13. Simon says

      October 3, 2018 at 11:37 am

      Hi Erika,

      Really interesting piece, and I love the mix of your chickens 🙂

      I have 2 Brahma chickens. One black, and one white. I got them originally, so I could have eggs, but I am afraid that your article may have just confirmed that I have 2 roosters. They are such lovely pets, so I’ll definitely keep them, and I am a vegetarian, so there is no chance they will ever end up on somebody’s dinner plate. It’s just a shame I may see no eggs, though.

      Thanks again for the piece.

      Simon
      Netherlands

      Reply
      • Erika says

        October 4, 2018 at 10:38 am

        Hi Simon, thanks for stopping by and commenting. It sounds like you have some lucky chickens on your hands and they’ll have a wonderful home with you regardless!

        Reply
    14. macie says

      October 23, 2018 at 10:10 pm

      Thank you! very helpful

      Reply
    15. Mel says

      May 6, 2019 at 11:51 am

      I have a 6 week old that gets picked on by two other 6 week olds all are different breeds. she will run away from them and hide when she sees either of them come near her is this normal behavior she seems terrified of them

      Reply
      • Erika says

        May 7, 2019 at 10:57 am

        Is she smaller than the others? Does she have room to run away?

        Reply
    16. Maegan says

      June 11, 2019 at 10:54 am

      Thank you for this post. Most other websites don’t post picture or if they do they only post a vague picture of a rooster without a hen comparison shot. Yours actually has diagrams.

      Reply
      • Erika says

        June 12, 2019 at 9:37 am

        You’re welcome! 🙂

        Reply
    17. Holly R Chisholm says

      July 20, 2019 at 5:02 pm

      I love your pictures of the Light Brahmas. I have a LB who is about 13 weeks old. She looks a lot like your pullet picture, but this one’s legs are the size of tree trunks!! Is that a tell-tale sign of a cockerel in Light Brahmas?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        July 29, 2019 at 9:27 am

        Thicker legs can be a sign of a cockerel but it’s not a sure guarantee. Keep an eye out for other signs – he or she will let you know soon!

        Reply
    18. Jane Saraph says

      July 21, 2019 at 6:49 am

      Very informative, thank you!

      Reply
    19. Lacy R Susman says

      September 7, 2019 at 9:20 am

      Great post! Very informative. We have 4 chickens and I think one might be a rooster. Thanks for your help!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        September 12, 2019 at 9:28 am

        You’re welcome! 🙂

        Reply
    20. EFDogs says

      January 12, 2020 at 10:08 am

      Thanks so much that’s Very helpful

      Reply
    21. Thomas says

      February 20, 2020 at 3:40 am

      Awesome! I love chickens, and the food they make is always appealing to me. Thanks for your sharing

      Reply
    22. Cindy says

      April 15, 2020 at 6:44 am

      Thank you for this interesting article! I Googled asking if there are white roosters because I live on a lot on a farm and there is what I thought was a white hen but now I think it is a rooster. I did google before and found out that there are some hens that will “cockadoodledoo” but now I think it is a rooster because of the feathers. But I guess I could ask the owner. I love chickens and the roosters are gorgeous. Thank you for sharing your story and pictures!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        April 16, 2020 at 10:07 am

        I’m glad I could help, Cindy! Thank you!

        Reply
    23. amber hodge says

      June 30, 2020 at 7:43 pm

      Great article! Very helpful with the photos. Our bantam brahmas weren’t looking too different until recently, when one got a redder face…he crowed this morning. So I do have a question, though….since some breeds of hens get spurs, how can spurs be used for sexing? I know they all have the bumps because it is a part of their bone…but i know certain breeds, like my cream legbars, grow spurs in both sexes…and I’ve heard almost every breed of hen can get them, especially later in life. Will a Cockrell get them earlier? Is that how they may be used in sexing?

      Reply
      • Erika says

        July 6, 2020 at 11:00 am

        Hi Amy, yes a cockerel should get spurs earlier and they will be more pronounced, but as you can see with your cream legbars, it’s not a sure-fire way to tell. I would lean more toward the other signs with your legbars in this case. Good luck! Fingers crossed you get more hens than roos! lol

        Reply
    24. Heidi says

      July 30, 2020 at 6:00 pm

      Why are Roosters illegal some places? O.0

      Reply
      • Erika says

        August 3, 2020 at 12:08 pm

        I’m guessing you can’t have roosters? So sad! 🙁

        Reply
    25. Connie says

      August 4, 2020 at 4:33 pm

      Under your picture of Jack, at the top, there is then pics of chicks and below a group of pictures, on the far right orange and spotted little rooster and hen. They are adorable. I have a hen. I don’t even know what they are called but would love to what they are so I can search for them. Also I had a pair of the same size with different shades of white. The little rooster went missing a few weeks ago, mine always free-range. Two days ago the little hen hatched 8 tiny chicks🐥 .

      I would so appreciate hearing back from you. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Erika says

        August 10, 2020 at 11:35 am

        Hi Connie, those chickens are mille fleur du’uccles. Both are hens in that picture. They are a super sweet breed! Sorry to hear your rooster went missing. 🙁 Our mille fleur rooster (not in the picture) disappeared a few months ago while free-ranging too – we think a fox got him. 🙁

        Reply
    26. Lesslie says

      September 6, 2020 at 8:53 am

      This post is helpful. Thanks you for sharing!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        September 8, 2020 at 10:13 am

        You’re welcome! 🙂

        Reply
    27. Muggie says

      September 13, 2020 at 9:07 am

      Thank you for your article, very helpful!
      I have 7 hens and about a week ago adopted 2 more from an acquaintance who had complaining neighbors. 🙄 Turns out one of them is a rooster! I heard him crow and I got SO excited! 😍 I was downright giddy! (My husband thinks I’m nuts 🤪) My neighbors are far enough away to not complain. 🤗 I have a mixture of bantams and silkies. There’s one light red in color that I have no clue what she is. She is the friendliest, and until I acquired the rooster, was in charge of the flock. I love watching my chicken TV and am super excited to see how the rooster adds to the mix!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        September 14, 2020 at 11:44 am

        Aww that’s great! I love hear chicken stories.

        Reply
    28. Lisa says

      September 25, 2020 at 6:02 am

      Wow… so useful to me, finally I can identify my roosters and hens when they are younger Thank for this post. Keep sharing!

      Reply
    29. Esther says

      October 11, 2020 at 5:38 am

      Hi Erika!
      This was so useful to me! I absolutely love chickens and have always had them ever since I was born. Unfortunately, where i live, I can’t have roosters which really sucks cause i always have to give them away and some of my roosters were so sweet and I have plenty adorable chicken stories with them.
      Right now, I have a bantam (I think) and a light Sussex, they’re both about 3 months old. I’m pretty sure the bantam is a girl, though still very uncertain about the light sussex. She doesn’t act much like a boy, and hardly tries to fight the bantam, but sometimes her comb and wattle look red and makes her look a little like a boy. I was wondering if I could send you a picture of her to see what you think? (Really hope it’s a girl, so sometimes i could be biased when i think she’s a girl).
      But then again, her comb and wattle seem about the similar size as the bantam’s. So fingers crossed!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        October 12, 2020 at 10:57 am

        Hi Esther, sure you can email me – erika@livingwellmom.com.

        Reply
    30. Dandre says

      October 11, 2020 at 9:44 pm

      My rooster kept on stealing the neighbour’s hens. We only have a night coop against predators so I trained him to picket. Now he roams happily as far as the rope allows and still protects his family.

      Reply
      • Erika says

        October 12, 2020 at 10:58 am

        I’ve never heard of training a rooster on a picket rope before – how interesting!

        Reply
    31. Felipa says

      November 26, 2020 at 3:28 am

      This is so helpful. Your pictures really make it easy to tell whether they are roosters or hens. Thanks for sharing and love your site

      Reply
    32. Jeanine @ homesteadholland.com says

      December 3, 2020 at 8:47 am

      You’ve got a lovely variety, Erika! We’ve got three Cochin Kriel (Bantam in the Netherlands) chicks and eagerly waiting to see what they are – we all have different bets in! Wish there was a sure way to know since we’re in a suburban neighbourhood and we’ll have to trade in our rooster if we end up having one. Unfortunately, our kids are so attached already, so hoping they’re all ladies!

      Reply
      • Erika says

        December 7, 2020 at 9:49 am

        I hope they are girls too! It’s so hard to have to say good-bye to roosters.

        Reply
    33. Rebecca says

      January 8, 2021 at 7:39 am

      How can you tell if they are males or females so well? Have you been practicing a lot with all your chickens and roosters? Please answer me soon. Thank you.

      Reply
    34. shelby says

      June 22, 2021 at 5:44 pm

      thank you for this accessible read!

      Reply
    35. Kenny says

      July 31, 2021 at 8:56 am

      Thank you for sharing the post! I like it a lot!

      Reply
    36. Bonnie Ecker says

      August 27, 2021 at 12:57 am

      Can I have a dominant hen? All 6 almost the end of 5 mo old. It’s larger than all others and is very alert to its surroundings and people that aren’t me (attacked my 2 girl chicken-sitters, putting a gash in the cheek of one gal). Feathers on all 6 birds look the same. No crowing. Just starting to get eggs, but I don’t know which are laying.

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      • Erika says

        September 1, 2021 at 9:36 am

        Yes, it’s possible to have a dominant hen, but usually those kind of characteristics mean a rooster. The fact that it’s larger than the others is another sign you may have a roo on your hands. How do the comb and wattles appear?

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