15 week old BCM- cockerel or pulley?

[Sofianoelle]

What do you think? I am a first time chicken mom, I got 2 BCMs in my flock…. One is significantly bigger than the other but I don’t know if it’s because it’s a cockerel or if the other is a runt.
The smaller one has not developed any reddish feathers on its neck where the bigger one did over a month ago.

Thanks!

 

[GravityWaves]

It is a pullet @ 15 weeks.

 

[Sussex19]

Are all these photos of the same bird?
If so, definitely a pullet!

 

[Sofianoelle]

It is a pullet @ 15 weeks.

Awesome! That’s what I was hoping

Just for my knowledge, what are the signs that make you think that?

 

[Sofianoelle]

Are all these photos of the same bird?
If so, definitely a pullet!

Yep all the same girl! That’s what I was hoping for so that’s great news!

What are the “signs”that make you think that for my own growth and knowledge?

 

[Sussex19]

What are the “signs”that make you think that for my own growth and knowledge?

In the pics of the saddle area, the feathers are very rounded.
On a cockerel, at around 12 weeks of age, you would start to see pointed feathers coming in. At 15 weeks, they would be pretty obvious.
Also, I have also got a BCM pullet around the same age, and the comb is exactly the same size; were as on my Marans cockerels the same age they already look like a rooster! Very big and red.
There is always the possibility of a very slow developing cockerel, but going by the photos and the best of my knowledge, that is not the case here!

 

[Brizi]

It's a pulley for sure.

 

[Sofianoelle]

In the pics of the saddle area, the feathers are very rounded.
On a cockerel, at around 12 weeks of age, you would start to see pointed feathers coming in. At 15 weeks, they would be pretty obvious.
Also, I have also got a BCM pullet around the same age, and the comb is exactly the same size; were as on my Marans cockerels the same age they already look like a rooster! Very big and red.
There is always the possibility of a very slow developing cockerel, but going by the photos and the best of my knowledge, that is not the case here!

Awesome, thank you so much!

 

[Sofianoelle]

It's a pulley for sure.

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