🐔 🐥 Pretty please, Can anyone help break the deadlock?! 🐔 🐥

[Emmadoingchickenlife]

Hi guys,

This bird is 16 wks, I always thought she was a pullet, however I'm seeing a curve in her sickles feathers that has me worried. I would love some opinions, as you can guess I am kinds new to this.

Many Thanks,

 

[sourland]

16 weeks old? It's a pullet.

 

[Emmadoingchickenlife]

16 weeks old? It's a pullet.

I really hope so, pretty girl, no?

 

[Emmadoingchickenlife]

Sorry, she is 15 and a half weeks old. How confident would you be in sexing from these pics at this age. Thanks for replying

 

[fluffycrow]

Extremely. A very pretty pullet

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Can you get me a picture of its saddle that’s in focus? Sussex are slow to mature and loose feathered which make things difficult. I wouldn’t sex by tails, both genders can get curved feathers but I suspect it may have pointed saddle feathers which indicate cockerel. Something like a pic of him being held or like this:

 

[Emmadoingchickenlife]

Can you get me a picture of its saddle that’s in focus? Sussex are slow to mature and loose feathered which make things difficult. I wouldn’t sex by tails, both genders can get curved feathers but I suspect it may have pointed saddle feathers which indicate cockerel. Something like a pic of him being held or like this:
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Do any of these help at all?

 

[Emmadoingchickenlife]

Also, this bird does not show any of the signs I am used to seeing well before now with my others such as odd croaky noises, dancing, hackles up, attempts to begin mounting or even courting girls. Thanks for any replies