Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

[keesmom]

This may seem obvious, but my husband and I disagree about the sex of this one. Saddle feathers are starting to come in thin and pointy, never mind the waddles. It's just about 4 months old. Part of the problem is the crowing. One of us thinks roo, the other a crowing hen. Any help?

Absolutely a cockerel. Pullets never have saddle feathers, and they do not crow.

 

[junebuggena]

Pretty sure that's a cockerel. He looks pretty close to my Ameracuana. The tail and comb give it away. This is a pic of my cockerel. They're nice looking birds. I've decided to keep mine even though I was against having a rooster.

Your Ameraucana is an Easter Egger.

 

[junebuggena]

This may seem obvious, but my husband and I disagree about the sex of this one. Saddle feathers are starting to come in thin and pointy, never mind the waddles. It's just about 4 months old. Part of the problem is the crowing. One of us thinks roo, the other a crowing hen. Any help?

A dominant, older hen may crow; but on a 4 month old bird, with very clearly visible male feathering, it's a boy. Pullets will never have those feathers, ever.

 

[cmccullough1390]

Any idea guesses on bantams gender or corrections of what I believe are pullets also anyone have any guess of what other bantam my Japanese mix is all I know is it's supposed to be a true bantam breed

Sansa- Easter Egger hen

Setesh -Easter Egger hen

Han Solo - Cochin Frizzle bantam

Chewie - Cochin Frizzle Bantam

Arya - D'euccle Bantam

Checkov - Cochin Frizzle Bantam

Daenerys - Japanese mix bantam hen

Jon Snow - Japanese bantam mix rooster

Appa - gold lace Wyandotte hen

Aang - gold lace Wyandotte hen

Midnight - australorp hen

 

[kegmanatee]

A dominant, older hen may crow; but on a 4 month old bird, with very clearly visible male feathering, it's a boy. Pullets will never have those feathers, ever.

I've read some where that hens will crow if they don't have a roo, but I assumed that took longer to start, like well after a year old. I've had suspicions since about 3 weeks old, even posted picks then. Got both sexes as answers. The saddle feathers really just started clearly coming in this week. Thanks guys!!

 

[petunia119]

[/IMG]10 week old easter egger. We thought a boy because of size but it is not getting any distinctive tall feathers and it is at the bottom of the peeking order in the coop.

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[danielkbrantley]

Have three little speckled sussex chicks. They're 1) super cute, 2) incredibly hard to photograph, and 3) five and a half weeks old. I suspect one is a rooster because he's got a much redder comb. Am I right?

 

[petunia119]

10 week old light brahmas.

 

[junebuggena]

[/URL]10 week old easter egger. We thought a boy because of size but it is not getting any distinctive tall feathers and it is at the bottom of the peeking order in the coop.

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That's not an Easter Egger. That's a Dixie Rainbow/Pioneer, probably a cockerel. Too much comb and wattle development for a pullet, too early; and male specific feathering is just beginning to develop at 10 weeks. It can take a couple weeks for those feathers to be clearly visible.

 

[junebuggena]

10 week old light brahmas.

Is one clean-legged?