Blue Favacuana roo or hen

[Blackberry18]

I'm thinking cockerel.

 

[junebuggena]

That method doesn't always work. The bird in the photos is 100% female. No hackle, saddle, or tail feathers.

It's too young for male specific feathering. Male hackle and saddle feathers don't start developing until after 10 weeks old usually. It takes a few more weeks after that before they are clearly visible.

 

[junebuggena]

With that darker shade of blue over the wing feathers and that pink, well developed comb; it's a cockerel.

 

[Sstewart]

This one does do the morning dance with one of the other little roos. I was hoping she was just fiesty.

 

[Sstewart]

Wouldn't you say that her tail feathers are rounded and that would make her a female.?

 

[junebuggena]

Wouldn't you say that her tail feathers are rounded and that would make her a female.?

He's too young to have male specific feathering. The male feathering doesn't even start developing until about 10 weeks old. It's not until a few weeks later, that they are long enough to be visible. My Easter Egger cockerel's tail has always had rounded feathers. It's the saddles and hackles that at pointed.

 

[CochinLover1]

Pullet definitely

 

[enola]

That method doesn't always work. The bird in the photos is 100% female. No hackle, saddle, or tail feathers. 

Ten weeks is pretty young for hackle, saddle or tail (sickle) feathers....

 

[CochinLover1]

Pullet

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Quote: Oops, I didn't even see how old it was. My mistake.