chickens roosting in trees

[the girls mum]

Hi I have a approx 24 week light sussex /silkie cross bantam. Had no eggs yet and in the last couple of days have heard a definate cock a doodle. Only a couple of times and not very loud but now am worried that she is not Lily but infact Larry. Is there any way that I can tell without having to wait until she lays an egg or not as the case may be. Her wattle and comb look the same as the light sussex bantam we have who is 3 yrs old and she only has very tiny spur like bumps on her legs which do not appear any bigger than the others. But she does seem to stand taller but I don't know whether this is just her breeding. We got her from an experienced breeder when she was approx 18 weeks old.

Any advice would be gratefully received.

[rufusrooster]

oh dear ive just been through the same thing, had to take him back today, i think with hybrids even the breeders make the odd error when sexing.

[K-F-C]

I just had to shut 3 of my girls into the cube whilst I hand fed MiMi her worming pellets... one of them was making a sound very similar to a cockerel coz she wanted to get out!

[Plum]

Oh dear hope not. Wouldn't she look like a cockeral at 24 weeks. Have you any pictures.

[Egluntyne]

Can you post a photo of him/her?

[the girls mum]

Haven't got any piccies at present..they have gone on their holidays to my mums...(she lives on an estate so I hope Lily doesn't cock a doodle....neighbours won't be too amused, we have fields and long gardens, so not so much of a problem)....for afew days...but if I get chance tomorrow I will try and take a photo and post it on.

I thought by 24 weeks if she was a cockeral it would be apparant and she'd be trying to get friendly with the othe2 but then I also thought we should probably have had an egg, but then both Maisy and Tilly (RIP June 09 ) were over 24 weeks before they laid. Our other newbie Daisy , a little white wyandotte bantam is only coming up for 18 weeks so has afew weeks to go before laying starts.