Mystery breed (CCL or EE) and possible rooster??

[Chickie-lu-22]

It's the saddle feathers just in front of the tail, not the tail feathers themselves.

When the feathers have any kind of markings, you have to be careful that the markings don't trick you. A round feather with pointy markings is still a round feather.

Long, skinny, pointed saddle feathers almost always mean male. (Exception: a rare hen with a hormone problem.)

Rounded saddle feathers can be on a young chick of either gender, or a female of any breed, or a male of the hen feathered breeds like Sebrights.

So saddle feathers that are long and skinny and pointy are very useful, but rounded saddle feathers don't tell as much.

Thank you. Trying to figure out my own chicks' genders.

 

[Stj9590]

I’m new to this but have been doing so so much research that I confidently am guessing EE as well. Do you have any pictures of a close up side view so we can see the saddle feathers better?