15 week old Rhode Island Red - boy or girl?

[LynsP]

Hi! I wonder if anyone could tell me the sex of my 15 week old Rhode Island Red? And if you can tell, how can you tell? Many thanks!

 

[The Happster]

No way is that a cockerel.
Tail means nothing at this age.
Nothing about that tail is unpullet-like.
It's a pullet, with zero doubt.
Congrats.

 

[The Happster]

It's a pullet. 100%
No male feathering, and there absolutely would be by now, pullet face, and tiny comb. Definitely a girl.

 

[Sammi_0411]

X2 being a pullet.... duller colouring less defined comb and wattles at 15 weeks.... x

 

[abpatchy]

to me the face says pullet... a rooster would definitly be more red and larger waddles and comb. But the tailfeather says rooster. You might have to give it a couple of weeks to know more.

 

[LynsP]

Video of the crowing, when you hear it again.
If it crows at this age, it's a cockerel.
But both of those are pullets. For sure.
What other birds do you have?

I will do my total best to get a video tomorrow morning!!

The only other new bird we have is this Exchequer Leghorn:

This isn't a rooster, is it?? This chicken is in the same coop as the two brown ones, and is smaller than them (they were all born on the same day). The rest of our chickens are all definitely hens - we've had them a while and they all lay.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Mmm not seeing any male feathering.
@Rhodebar Lover what are your thoughts?

I agree with you entirely. Every bird in this thread really look like pullets?? I'm not sure where the crowing is coming from. Seems very odd.

 

[LynsP]

I think he’s a roo. The feathers on his tail are long and curled downward.

Oh that's great! Thank you. We are hoping for at least one rooster and we think we have two, which should hopefully be fine for our ten hens.

 

[Sammi_0411]

I do agree the tail does kinda shout roo but im still leaning pullet xx

 

[LizzzyJo]

Oh that's great! Thank you. We are hoping for at least one rooster and we think we have two, which should hopefully be fine for our ten hens.

Shoot! Sorry! Seems like I misread the tail feathers!!