12.5 week old bantam cochin, pullet or roo?

[WhiteMtsChickens]

Ugh, sorry they are sideways. This one has more comb and wattle size and color than its partridge-colored counterpart, but no crowing, and way less comb and wattle than our previous black BC roo did at the same age. What’s your verdict?

 

[featherhead007]

You want me to Identify your bird?








Well, officer. Yes sir, that's the chicken who's been stealing my popcorn! I'm sure of it. That's HER!

 

[WhiteMtsChickens]

Pullets that are one day shy of 16 weeks. A pullet should not (I say should because it can happen) have that much color before 20+ weeks. They should never have wattles that developed at 12.5 weeks.
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You have a cockerel.

Love your mottled one. We’ve been trying to get another mottled but the one we had in the last batch died at a few days old

 

[Painted Calls]

Pullets that are one day shy of 16 weeks. A pullet should not (I say should because it can happen) have that much color before 20+ weeks. They should never have wattles that developed at 12.5 weeks.

You have a cockerel.

 

[featherhead007]

OH, And I do have one more thing to say: SQUAWK!

 

[Painted Calls]

If these photos were taken at 12.5 weeks, you have a cockerel.

 

[WhiteMtsChickens]

This is the last one we had at 12 weeks, and he was crowing and acting macho. I know that doesn’t necessarily mean anything. But this one had pointy saddle feathers at that age and I’m not seeing it on the current one.... (these bantam Cochins are killing me. We got 2 pullets our first time, and then have had all boys or dead til these 2.... other one is definitely a girl, but this one I was hoping would still manage to be female)

 

[featherhead007]

I feel like this one could go either way. He/she has a big comb and wattles for 12.5 weeks, but I feel like he/she would have more if it were a cockerel. I think I'm leaning towards cockerel for now, but it could still be a girl.

One thing is for sure, It's definitely a chicken! (Well that's something, anyways)

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

How old?

 

[britesidefarm]

Hmm... those are big wattles, but I’m gonna vote pullet. Looks just like mine