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Yes it is early to tell. If your sebright's comb stays pale & flat like it is now (for the next couple months), she'll be a female. A male's will turn pink & look a little plump.

My female Trouble is very vocal, opinionated, and strong willed. In general I'd call her feisty. She's not mean; she just has to have her way. She will bully other hens - because obviously the smallest hen should be the flock leader - but she's outgoing and happy to be around people.

My hen 'Trouble' crows when she's broody. Yes, I know sebrights are not supposed to be a broody breed, but she can't read, so she doesn't know that.

That's a boy for sure. An 8 week female would have no comb & wattles yet.

x2 I agree The females have a flat area where you would expect to see a comb. No pink face color at all.

I also predict it's a female. Males tend to get a little pink in the comb area by now.

Remember the saying: “A Whistling Girl and a Crowing Hen Always Come to No Good End”

Those aren't bad names. Here are some of ours..... My 3 yr old named his 1st hen "Firefighter" She was a great layer but like most high production birds, she died too young. " When he was 5 he got "Chizzy" (a fearless speckled sussex. For a long time he couldn't pronounce the breed so it...

:lau Like I said Sebrights are "quirky" Well perhaps your crowing hen & he can have morning conversations.

I love that pic. For some reason when a flapping bird is coming at me, I tend to have a swatting reflex. For me, learning to control that reflex was an exercise in trust. BTW- We also trained some Spitzhauben to do the same come / arm land trick. They are also good flyers. I had to draw...

:lau Yes, I can picture that! My Sebright (Trouble) lives with the LF chickens. She has too much attitude to go in the bantam coop. She has no problem picking fights (& winning) with poultry 10 xs her size - like a female turkey or massive orpington rooster. Her eggs have never been fertile...

My guess is you may have a crowing female, but time will tell. Does she crow all the time like a male or just once in a while? Sebrights can be pretty vocal, so perhaps the crowing is just her way of getting the attention she feels she deserves. (These little Sebrights have very BIG...

My Sebright "Trouble" will occasionally crow. (For her it's usually when she's brooding some chicks & wants to get the respect of the other hens.) There are many reasons why she's named Trouble.

My female sebright had no real comb for several months. (Just a flat colorless area where a comb would be.) Eventually the area turned pink but it wasn't until the comb popped up & wattles dropped that she began to lay. Like you, mine reached 5 months in late fall, so no eggs from her until...

Pretty eggs. (but you're right, no sebright eggs) My colored egg layers tend to be seasonal and simply stop for the winter. I only have 1 EE left & she's 7 yrs old, so not many blue eggs for me. (I had a CCL growing up this summer & just before she started laying a hawk got her. :hit

It's probably the shorter days. (Less hours of sunlight per day in the winter.) Temps don't seem to affect them as much as the light. If you want to trick them, you can gradually add artificial light with a timer to lengthen their days. If you're not in a rush, they'll probably start laying...

Speaking of pampered poultry, DD is finishing up on a 4H project and needed a photo of one of the pullets involved. (We didn't have a recent pic for her to use on the poster.) We're currently under all sorts of heat advisories and it feels well over 100'F. The poor chicken kept panting and...

You may tell yourself that, but when your pullet is inside with A/C & TV, that's one pampered pet chicken! :lau

I'm already known as "the chicken lady," so adding the word "crazy" in front of my title wouldn't matter much around here. Kids and chickens work well together. When my kids were reluctant to read, a hen in the lap did wonders. A supply of old towels is essential when one has pets. Just lay...

We sometimes have "house chickens" when a bird has an injury. Our "hospital" is a simple plastic tote with food and water. During their hospital stay, it's not uncommon to allow the bird some time to stretch their legs and walk around on the tile in the basement. Also in the evenings, if...