*5 MONTH OLD.....ROOSTER OR PULLET??*

[mval023]

Hello everyone!

I posted a week or so ago regarding the sex of a few different chooks of mine. I managed to find good homes for all of them except I couldn't bring myself to let this guy/girl go just yet. Unfortunately, I can't keep rooster in urban area so really hoping this one is indeed a pullet.

He/she is so cute and always comes and gives me cuddles, jumps onto my lap and sleeps there and generally very charming chook.

I have taken a few more photos of him/her and any opinions as to whether he/she is a rooster or pullet. He/she hasn't started crowing at all either.

Thanks in advance for any help

 

[Pinkaboo]

Not experienced to answer but fingers crossed for you
Its a lovely looking chicken

 

[BorneHomestead]

While the bird is on the ground, can you place your hand on it's back and have it do the submissive squat? If so, that's a sign it's a girl. If not, it's a boy. At first glance I say girl but looking at it it could still be a boy due to the feathering. I had a rooster that gave me the hardest time because it was very docile and never crowed until it was almost a year old. The feathering on him suggested female as his feathers were not narrow pointed like most roosters but they were not quite round like a hens. *Fingers crossed* it does the submissive squat.

 

[mama2molly]

Not experienced to answer but fingers crossed for you
Its a lovely looking chicken

Same here, such a gorgeous color!

 

[Cyan Night]

I'm going to go with pullet; hopefully about to lay

 

[AtlantisPeeps]

5 months is about laying time, so that may be why the comb is so red. Looks hen-ish to me, but you can't be positive with this one till it crows or lays an egg. Good luck! Very pretty chicken!

 

[Manningjw]

Do you know what breed it is? Overall I would say it looks like a pullet, I am not seeing saddle feathers.

At 5 months old it should be very obvious boy vs girl but not knowing the breed makes it a bit more difficult. If it is a blue Andalusian(hatchery stock anyhow) I would say for sure girl.

 

[mval023]

Unfortunately I have no idea of the breed! When I posted previously, some people suggested possible Australorp or Andulasian cross of some sort. We placed some fertilized eggs (from a friend who has many roosters and hens but isn't a breeder per se) under our Light Sussex hen and she ended up with a variety of colours including this little one

 

[crazyfeathers]

I would say pullet, she is a beautiful color.

 

[Manningjw]

I would say pullet, she is a beautiful color.

She really is. I am hoping to add blue chicks back into my flock next time I hatch.