Accidental Cockerel

[humberdj]

Just looking for opinions. Five week old chick, I am starting to suspect that “Froofie” here might be a little rooster instead of a hen. It is supposed to be a starlight green egger (but it possibly is supposed to be a prairie blue bell egger - can’t remember). Either way, I am not even sure that it is the breed I purchased now. The other two chicks are a light and dark Brahma that came from separate brooder box at Rural King. As you can see this chick is quite large, but always was a bit bigger than the other two even when I got it around a week old or so. So it may be older than the other two (possibly as much as 6-7 weeks?). What are your guesses? I’ll follow up as it grows, I’ve got another home for it lined up if it does turn out a rooster so no stress. We are looking at the red/brown and white chick in the pictures. Let me know if you need others!

 

[nuthatched]

Nothing says cockerel at this point.

 

[Winderdear]

I agree, the comb and wattle growth are what I would expect for a pullet.

It’s hard to tell which specific type of hatchery hybrid your bird is since their coloring can be quite variable, but I have seen some SGEs with this coloring before.

Here is a thread where several people have posted pictures of their SGEs, if you want to compare:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/four-colors-of-starlight-green-eggers.1515870/

 

[humberdj]

Well that’s a relief. For now lol