14 week old black barnyard mix, possible cockerel?

[krickets]

I wasn't concerned at all until these longer curved tail feathers appeared a couple of days ago. Small comb, no roo behaviours (possibly my shyest bird) or suspicious noises at all, hatched out of an olive egg but I'm not sure about breed mixture exactly. I'd love to hear informed opinions! Can a pullet have curved tail feathers like this?

 

[JedJackson]

She's a pullet.

 

[aglandaetap]

x2

 

[lazy gardener]

I don't see saddle, hackles or comb/wattle development to indicate that she's not a pullet.

 

[Flockandfowl46]

Pullet...i have noticed that a couple of my ee and oe occasionally carry this trait

 

[krickets]

I don't see saddle, hackles or comb/wattle development to indicate that she's not a pullet.

Thank you! Yes, the tail feathers were the only thing making me question her. Thanks for weighing in!

 

[krickets]

Pullet...i have noticed that a couple of my ee and oe occasionally carry this trait

Thank you that is very good to hear!

 

[krickets]

Funny, all replies I received in a local chicken group on Facebook think it’s a cockerel. I don’t agree but I’m amused by the difference!

 

[JedJackson]

Funny, all replies I received in a local chicken group on Facebook think it’s a cockerel. I don’t agree but I’m amused by the difference!

Her tail is odd-- she looks partially rumpless, so she may be part Araucana, which are a rumpless, blue egg laying breed that can be used to make olive eggers. It's not unusual for pullets get odd tail feathers in any case, and that alone is not enough to determine sex of a chicken. The main thing here is the small comb and complete lack of other male traits. The bird has wattles, but she is 14 weeks old, so that again is not unusual. She'll probably be laying within a month or two.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Jed Jackson