4 mo old Olive Egger- Gender?

[MommaBee]

I feel like I should be able to tell by this age. The size of his/her peacomb is larger than the rest though and the neck feathers seem more pointy? What are your thoughts?

 

[tlcarnes2176]

Rooster

 

[MommaBee]

Thats what we were leaning towards. Just curious, why do you think so? Neck feathers?

 

[donrae]

I'm thinking female, but we really need a better picture. Sexing takes into account the whole body, not just the comb. Profile shot including legs would be best.

 

[MommaBee]

 

[MommaBee]

Does that pic help? Sorry not the best lighting.

 

[gander007]

$ months old you say well no saddle feathers and unless something has pulled the tail feathers he is a she as the saddle feathers should have developed around weeks 12 or 13 and 4 months would be week 16 so I have to go with you have a rooster that lay's egg's and should not crow but do the egg song ....

Some of my young EE pullets and one roo in the photo

gander007

 

[sourland]

Coloring, shiny bronze feathers in wing coverlets, and general conformation make me think cockerel, but nothing is 100% definitive in those pictures.

 

[donrae]

I'm torn on this one-- how positive are you on age? If it's a cockerel, I'd think it would be younger.

 

[MommaBee]

We were leaning towards cockerel because the neck feathers looked so pointy and there are 3 rows on the pea while the others were just one row.
We did have feather picking going on. I rehomed 3 of its brothers this past weekend because of it.
They hatched out the week of Halloween. So that would put them at 17.5 weeks old.
I will post more pics for y'all!
Thanks for the input!