14 week frizzle cochin pullet or roo?

[MamaMandy]

Hi everyone! New to raising chickens, but ive gotten so much amazing info from this site so I havent had a question of my own until now!

we got 2 chicks from a friend who's neighbors' cochin rooster hopped the fence and got 2 of her frizzle hens. Some of them have frizzle feathers and others laid flat so we got 1 of each. They ate 14 weeks.

The frizzle feather one im sure is a girl, but my smooth feather...I'm nervous is actually a roo. He/she has always had a bigger more red comb and wattle and i know Cochins are a fairly big breed, so her being bigger than her sister i didnt think much about. I dont see any saddle or hackle feathers yet but the dark red coloring on the wings, makes me wonder. Any input is greatly appreciated

 

[sourland]

You don't give an age - may be too young for male specific feathering - I'm thinking it is a cockerel.

 

[JedJackson]

It's a cockerel. Large, red comb and red shoulders are the main ways to tell.

 

[MamaMandy]

You don't give an age - may be too young for male specific feathering - I'm thinking it is a cockerel.

Sorry. It was in the post title. S/he is 14 weeks

 

[WIchickMama]

Yep I was going to ask age too. Stands up like a cockerel but that doesn't mean much

 

[WIchickMama]

Sorry. It was in the post title. S/he is 14 weeks

oops sorry, didn't see that. I lean towards cockerel

 

[sourland]

Sorry. It was in the post title. S/he is 14 weeks

oops missed that - my bad. Still going cockerel.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Absolutely a cockerel without a single doubt. He has male specific feathering on shoulders and back (the darker and shiny feathers).

 

[MamaMandy]

I was hoping and praying we had 2 hens We just had to get rid of a Americauna roo a few weeks ago and it broke my heart a bit. This one is very quiet. Definitely no crowing yet.

 

[MamaMandy]

I'll definitely wait until I hear a crow to rehome, but I had a feeling I'd get the roo response lol