Is this 10 week old Barred Rock a pullet or cockerel?

[arizonasnst]

S/he has no pointed feathers except on part of the tail. The waddle and comb are more pink than red and the part that is closest to the neck still has a little yellow to it. This is my first Barred Rock

 

[OrpingtonFairy]

The tail feathers are "placed" differently than a pullets.

 

[QueenMisha]

Thanks for your comments. At least it seems like my neighbors are okay with one so I'll keep him unless he becomes aggressive. How can you tell he's a little roo?

In this case, being he's a Barred Rock, it's all about the color. In any purebred Barred bird, a pullet will be a darker color, closer to the Cuckoo pattern, while the cockerel will have well defined white barring. He also has significant comb/wattle growth.

@danieljames2k16, your multicolored bird is a cockerel and the white (Brahma?) is a pullet. For future reference, please post queries on your own thread in this forum, as it can be confusing responding to multiple people on the same thread.

 

[QueenMisha]

Does anyone know the typical time that the hackle and saddle feathers come in?  Also which comes in first usually?

8-14 weeks depending on breed. Saddle and hackle feathers usually develop at the same time, but I would put a lot more trust into the saddle feathers than the hackle feathers; as male and female hackles can look very similar.

 

[QueenMisha]

That is a cockerel.

 

[Greenthumb83]

That is a cockerel.

X2

 

[arizonasnst]

Thanks for your comments. At least it seems like my neighbors are okay with one so I'll keep him unless he becomes aggressive. How can you tell he's a little roo?

 

[danieljames2k16]

is this a he/she

 

[danieljames2k16]

 

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