7 week old...cockerel?

[RootandRoost]

He hatched from a Buff Minorca egg. His father is a mutt. (Mother red sex link, father Red sex link or another red rooster that my neighbor doesn’t remember the breed.)

This little fella IS a fella, right?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Ok. I'm curious to see how this one pans out- because I agree with you- but at the same time the feathers are saying a different story to me. Given that it is a mutt- I don't know how reliable the waddles and comb color are because of all the mixed types of birds. Will be interesting for sure. I hope the OP keeps us updated!

Pointed hackle and saddle feathers aren’t visible at 7 weeks of age.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Yes he’s a cockerel and so is the red head in the 5th picture.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

In this specific case how do you know? I'm usually good at this but I don't see what distinguishing features you're seeing on this one?

The red comb and the prominent wattles at such a young age.

 

[RootandRoost]

Okay. It's been awhile. I should update. The chick in question from the original post is a pullet, I'm almost sure. She will be 19 weeks on Sunday. There are no cockerel traits, other than her comb was bigger than the other chicks. I suppose it could still be a very late bloomer. I will come back with a picture later.

I'm still in shock that my hens all hatched pullets! There were only 6 that lived through the hatching, but still! How weird.
I did purchase a couple of banty chicks from Atwoods out of the straight run brooder and got a boy. He is 18 weeks. (Dark Cornish bantam and he is a beauty). He's young but hasn't challenged my rooster yet. I hope I can keep him.

I'm just so surprised still. Not complaining, though.

 

[BaaKaaawk]

I'm going hen actually. The rear is shaping out like a hen to me, not a roo in my opinion. Usually by now there would be saddle feathers forming on a roo and his tail feathers would be more flattened not standing upward. I also don't see any arrow feathers on it's neck. Probably still a little early to tell, but I don't think anyone will be able to sex this bird with certainty at this point.

 

[Fatimetta]

I agree on pullet. The comb is pretty red but the feathers look like hen feathers to me.

 

[BaaKaaawk]

The red comb and the prominent wattles at such a young age.

Ok. I'm curious to see how this one pans out- because I agree with you- but at the same time the feathers are saying a different story to me. Given that it is a mutt- I don't know how reliable the waddles and comb color are because of all the mixed types of birds. Will be interesting for sure. I hope the OP keeps us updated!

 

[cstephens1987]

Here’s the chick 2 weeks later.
The comb hasn’t changed in 2 weeks. Its still pink with yellow at the tips. S/he is maybe slightly bigger than the other chicks. Slightly. S/he was the first to hatch, though, with the others hatching in the following 6 days. His legs are not thicker than the others. Anyway, here are update pics.

I'm really torn on this one tbph. Let's see how it looks at 12-14 weeks

 

[goldysgirl]

I am not sure. The comb is reddening up, but I don't see any feathers that scream rooster. Maybe someone will chime in.