3 week old chick

[Amandarae1280]

I know this is young to tell but the coloring is getting brighter in the comb and under its beak and although this baby has barely any feathers, the others I have that are the same age are almost fully feathered but much smaller combs and bodies sizewise are not as big as this one. I know it's a guess at this age, but any confident guesses?
And possible breed of my lil Hogan?

 

[Roo5]

More then likely a cockerel.Late feathering and bright combs and wattles this young,you probably have a male.Update is in the future.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

Agreed

 

[ChickNanny13]

Agreed, with that comb & wattle develpement/color, slow feathering = cockerel. What breed?

 

[sassysarah]

That's definitely a cockerel.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Agreed on likely cockerel. As to breed guesses, what color are the legs and are they feathered or clean?

 

[SurferchickinSB]

I know this is young to tell but the coloring is getting brighter in the comb and under its beak and although this baby has barely any feathers, the others I have that are the same age are almost fully feathered but much smaller combs and bodies sizewise are not as big as this one. I know it's a guess at this age, but any confident guesses?
And possible breed of my lil Hogan?

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Hard to tell at only three weeks. I have a lavender Orpington that had a huge comb at two or three weeks and she acted super bold all the time. Everybody thought she was a rooster, even myself until she was about maybe eight weeks old. She is the big boss of my flock and she still strutts her stuff!

 

[Amandarae1280]

Agreed, with that comb & wattle develpement/color, slow feathering = cockerel. What breed?

I dont know the breeds. I got a bunch of chicks from my local hardware store. They use local donated eggs. I have 7 chicks total.

You can see how big this one is compared to the others. He's the big guy on the left! The 3 little brown chipmunk looking ones are around 3 days younger than the yellow and black babies.

 

[Amandarae1280]

Agreed on likely cockerel. As to breed guesses, what color are the legs and are they feathered or clean?

Heres a pic showings its feet. Legs are much thicker than all but 2 of the others.

 

[Amandarae1280]

Hard to tell at only three weeks. I have a lavender Orpington that had a huge comb at two or three weeks and she acted super bold all the time. Everybody thought she was a rooster, even myself until she was about maybe eight weeks old. She is the big boss of my flock and she still strutts her stuff!

This chick acts like the moderator. When the others get fussy with eachother it goes up to the agressor, stands up real tall and kind of chest bumps it to tell it to back off. Plus it's one of the first ones to run to me when I come in.