Ameracana Rooster or Hen

[SR688]

18 week amuacana Rooster or hen please help already have two roosters same age that are crowing this one is still throwing me off with pointy feathers but no red comb or crow

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We need a better picture of the head, closer up, showing comb and wattles please.

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[SR688]

Best one I have

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Hmm. Pullet? Not sure. @The Moonshiner ? What says you?

 

[redinator]

Best one I have

I'd say pullet. I feel a cockerel would have a larger redder comb and wattles by now. At 18 weeks she could be pinking up because she's getting close to laying. I'm still new, so wait for others to weigh in.

 

[User690263]

I'd say pullet. An 18 week old roo would have a much larger comb/wattles.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

In case it helps.

Picture is of my Ameraucana cockerel at about 15 weeks. He crowed at 14 weeks.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Slow developing cockerel. Those pointy feathers don’t lie! He’s probably just not the top cockerel, which may be why he’s developing more slowly.

 

[Not-so Slick Chicken]

Slow developing cockerel. Those pointy feathers don’t lie! He’s probably just not the top cockerel, which may be why he’s developing more slowly.

I'm curious. Does that mean that the bird would be developing slower even without competition?
Or that development is slowed because there are other cockerels (and/or roosters) ?

My cockerel was the only male in his flock (was supposed to be a pullet)
But he shares a fence with a flock that has an older rooster (there's no fence fighting with any of the birds.)
The old rooster seems to crow more since the cockerel is so vocal, though?

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I'm curious. Does that mean that the bird would be developing slower even without competition?
Or that development is slowed because there are other cockerels (and/or roosters) ?

My cockerel was the only male in his flock (was supposed to be a pullet)
But he shares a fence with a flock that has an older rooster (there's no fence fighting with any of the birds.)
The old rooster seems to crow more since the cockerel is so vocal, though?

I’m not sure to what extent cockerels have “control” over their rate of development, but I believe they have some. They can at least control when they crow, and the lower ranking cockerels usually don’t crow or crow much later than the higher up ones.

With your guy, I’ve noticed the same thing. I’ve had cockerels share a fence line with my main rooster, and the competition made my roo crow a lot more than usual.