6-7 week old olive egger; boy or girl?

[Unhingedchookmum]

Bit of a tricky one! I thought rooster initially now leaning toward hen as that comb hasn’t grown!

 

[bill3607]

I would say that is a pullet.

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

I agree; probably a pullet

 

[WingItRanch]

Looks like a pullet to me! Do you happen to know what breeds were used for this Olive Egger? I've never seen an OE look like this but I know they can be any mix as long as there's a brown egg & blue egg gene. My Olive Egger is a Cuckoo Marans and Legbar mix. And he's a male so... no Olive eggs for me!

 

[Sparrows]

looks like a pullet to me!

 

[Unhingedchookmum]

Looks like a pullet to me! Do you happen to know what breeds were used for this Olive Egger? I've never seen an OE look like this but I know they can be any mix as long as there's a brown egg & blue egg gene. My Olive Egger is a Cuckoo Marans and Legbar mix. And he's a male so... no Olive eggs for me!

Hi, thank you! I believe she was an araucana light Sussex cross with some other genes thrown in no doubt! She’s come from a selectively bred line so SHOULD lay olive eggs!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Definitely a pullet I say

 

[WingItRanch]

Hi, thank you! I believe she was an araucana light Sussex cross with some other genes thrown in no doubt! She’s come from a selectively bred line so SHOULD lay olive eggs!

Well she's very pretty! Please share if you get an olive egg!

 

[Unhingedchookmum]

I know everyone seemed confident but just double/triple/quadruple checking we say Pullet despite this comb?!

I always get thrown off with a comb that reddens early… but she has feathered up very quickly and doesn’t have a super red face or particularly pronounced comb or thick legs.

 

[JedJackson]

I think it's going to take more time with this one. If there is quick growth in comb size and comb coloring in the next few weeks, then it is probably a cockerel. If not, then a pullet.