Sex? ...I mean... Hen or Roo *cough cough*

[Fck1nNeisha]

Hey there I had another thread about these two from an assortment I received from Hoover hatchery, Best guess is some sort of Egger mix. They are almost 7 weeks old, I have two and this one has me worried that it's a Roo because it is bigger than the other similar pullet, it's back feathers have a mohawk unlike the other, and I fear it is more curious than the other, yet still not my most curious. Sidenote... I paid extra for pullets but it's only a 90% guarantee sooo... I'd like for y'all to tell me I'm crazy

 

[sourland]

I'd like for y'all to tell me I'm crazy

Okay. Right now it looks like a pullet to me.

 

[Fck1nNeisha]

Okay. Right now it looks like a pullet to me.

Lol thank you! But what's up with the back mohawk

 

[sourland]

Lol thank you! But what's up with the back mohawk

Hard to tell from those pictures. A free standing profile picture would help.

 

[Fck1nNeisha]

Hard to tell from those pictures. A free standing profile picture would help.

 

[NatJ]

The "mohawk" is a crest. It can happen on males or females.

In this case, the chicken probably has some Cream Legbar ancestors.

Cream Legbars have small crests, like what your chick has. For comparison, Polish are a breed that grows large crests.

 

[Fck1nNeisha]

The "mohawk" is a crest. It can happen on males or females.

In this case, the chicken probably has some Cream Legbar ancestors.

Cream Legbars have small crests, like what your chick has. For comparison, Polish are a breed that grows large crests.

But on the back? I get the crest, some eggers and CCLs Im sure they have to be mixed but the other has nicely laid out back feathers and this one has a mohawk down it's back like a dino I don't know much about the breeds but that is why I'm curious

 

[21hens-incharge]

I cannot explain the back feathers but it looks like a pullet to me as well.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I'm also thinking pullet for now. I'm not sure what's going on with those wild feathers going down her back. Punk rock pullet.

 

[NatJ]

But on the back? I get the crest, some eggers and CCLs Im sure they have to be mixed but the other has nicely laid out back feathers and this one has a mohawk down it's back like a dino I don't know much about the breeds but that is why I'm curious

Oh, I missed that it was running down the back too
I thought you were asking about the head.

For the feathers on the back, I have never seen it on a male or a female before. So I do not think it can be useful for telling the sex of the chick, even though I do not know what it really is.

Based on the comb size/color, I think the chick is probably female.
Based on the color/pattern of the feathers, I also think the chick is probably female (similar to the way males & females are different colors in Cream Legbars or Black Breasted Red varieties of various breeds.)