16 weeks old now.. guessing our Brahma is a Roo?

[Painted Calls]

Could it be a Cochin?
Single comb, feathered legs, large size, color not commonly found in Brahmas...

If it is, it's very poorly bred with that upright tail.

Very unique, intriguing bird all the way around.

 

[-ChickenLover-]

Cockerel. Also not a brahma.

X2 Yeah, I agree.

 

[Trisseh]

That wing patch is pretty sketch. At 16 weeks I'd expect more male traits to be visible though.

Update us in a few weeks, OP. Your bird is an interesting case.

I’m extra suspicious of any bird not showing any obvious signs either way after I sold a bantam EE chick to a friend, we were both convinced was a pullet, and it only just developed its saddles and hackles at 20 weeks. Had no leakage on the wings, no obvious male traits otherwise. The comb was relatively prominent and had wattle development, but otherwise still looked feminine. Lol.

 

[Painted Calls]

Oh yeah, and in the pic where the patch is on the wing and the bird is leaning down, there’s a suspicious reddish feather that I’m hoping is a trick of the light and not leakage starting to poke out.

Totally missed that! It's only part of a feather but it is right there.

I'm invested now.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I think cockerel. Looks to be mixed too due to single comb. The Brahma standards do differ in the UK in that vulture hocks aren't counted as a fault, unlike in the US (if I'm not mistaken). Typically they're bred out of Brahmas here, so I thought that was interesting that yours has them

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Looks to me like some kind of project bird with the brahma body, single comb, and beautiful pattern.

 

[Fairy13]

Oh yeah, and in the pic where the patch is on the wing and the bird is leaning down, there’s a suspicious reddish feather that I’m hoping is a trick of the light and not leakage starting to poke out.

I noticed this and I've never seen that before on him.. I need to check if its dirt or actual colouring. Ill investigate further today (6.30am here just now )

 

[Quaicken108]

... ... ... *Goes to optometrist* ... ... ... Ah yes it’s a pea comb (I totally knew that all along). Now that that’s out of the way my vote is officially Brahma mix cockerel.

 

[Painted Calls]

Well look at that! I'll hop on the cockerel train now. I can't believe how much that looked like a single comb from the side!

 

[Fairy13]

I guess he's a bit of a mix as he's not any "proper" brahma colour I've seen but he's a nice boy