Gender help!

[sooartsyfartsy]

Any ideas on this cutie?

She’s 6 weeks old - a mix of my blue Cochin mix hen and wellsummer mix rooster.

She was shrink wrapped in her shell. First time I ever used an incubator. Had to literally peel her out and cried for hours thinking she was a goner because of my decision to extract her. ( I attached a pic of the poor little baby the day she was born). I whispered in her ear that if she would just survive, I would treat her like a queen forever. So I named her Queenie.

Hoping “she’s” not a “King”!!

Thanks everyone!

Jill

 

[joshschickenflock]

Male?

 

[CoopBoots]

Not an expert but that much red at this age, long before likely laying date, makes me think male.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Male?

I'm thinking male also, but I'm a little iffy on this one. Red comb and wattles but combs not very big.

 

[Rock17]

I'm thinking male also, but I'm a little iffy on this one. Red comb and wattles but combs not very big.

X2. I think queenie is probably a king but I agree with @wrathsfarm. The comb is not big so hard to tell

 

[Rock17]

X2. I think queenie is probably a king but I agree with @wrathsfarm. The comb is not big so hard to tell

His comb is very red though…

 

[joshschickenflock]

I'm thinking male also, but I'm a little iffy on this one. Red comb and wattles but combs not very big.

I agree

 

[joshschickenflock]

Very young for that bright red comb though.

 

[sooartsyfartsy]

Thanks to everyone for your replies! I kinda had a weird feeling about the comb as well.

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Agreed, cockerel. 4 months is the absolute earliest I’ve ever seen a comb that red be a pullet and she was a serama (SUPER early maturing breed)