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

[TheOddOneOut]

X5

X4.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Hekkin comb tricked me.
It's a girl.

 

[Painted Calls]

Rounded saddle feathers, small comb/wattles. I also see a pullet.

 

[cher2324]

Rounded saddle feathers, small comb/wattles. I also see a pullet.

I agree!

 

[CluckerFamily]

I think it is a pullet

 

[Elizabethwood09]

At 16 weeks/4 months of age, I would say that is most definitely a pullet.

 

[Trisseh]

Hmmmm, I would still be suspicious of it being a late blooming cockerel... it has white wing bars and kind of a funny pattern... and I personally feel that’s a lot of wattle development if it’s a pullet. My single combed pullets have hardly any wattles til they’re closer to laying age... and yeah, this bird is 16 weeks, but if there’s Brahma in there and it’s slow developing... I’m on the fence. I would be looking for evidence of shiny, pointy saddles coming in under those pretty round feathers. I’m not giving a definite opinion just yet. Lol.

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

Yep, that's definitely a pullet. Does the UK have different Brahma standards?

 

[Painted Calls]

Hmmmm, I would still be suspicious of it being a late blooming cockerel... it has white wing bars and kind of a funny pattern... and I personally feel that’s a lot of wattle development if it’s a pullet. My single combed pullets have hardly any wattles til they’re closer to laying age... and yeah, this bird is 16 weeks, but if there’s Brahma in there and it’s slow developing... I’m on the fence. I would be looking for evidence of shiny, pointy saddles coming in under those pretty round feathers. I’m not giving a definite opinion just yet. Lol.

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.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

At 16 weeks I'd expect to see some rooster saddle feathers on a male. Maybe not for a slow developer, but I wouldn't be too sure to say "cockerel" without seeing male hackles and saddles at that age.

Missed the age. Not so confident anymore, still not a brahma.

Though, still not fully convinced pullet as everyone else seems to be.

Comb/waddles are small. Point for pullet.

But, pattern is splotchy and I do believe I see saddles starting to come through, though, I could be playing a trick on myself.

Not convinced pullet yet. Plead your cases.