Are My Leghorns Close to Laying?

[The Moonshiner]

Looks like a very typical Leghorn pullet to me.

 

[Chickenpoonumber2]

That lady is a rooster.

My understanding is that leghorn roosters have very large combs that stand straight up. She doesn't have any pointy saddle feathers and she doesn't crow.
Edit to add (she doesn't lay eggs yet either lol)

 

[SJsChickies]

That comb- that color- that age (17 weeks?) ? I had my Happy Chap. 17 weeks?.... Roo (IMO). More will chime in.

With the comb I’d normally say roo too but Leghorns mature sooner a lot of the time and have huge combs. Also I feel like it would be crowing by now? We’ll see if she lays an egg soon!

 

[SJsChickies]

I snapped this picture just now. This lovely lady is 17 weeks. But no eggs yet

My pullet’s comb folded over like that the day she laid her first egg!

 

[CabritaChicks]

I strongly disagree. 17 weeks with no male feathering is a pullet in my book.

Okay, please educate me. (willing to be wrong, in fact I want to know more). This was called out as being a rooster (as it was, but a marans mix) at similar age. Dead giveaway- he started crowing at 18 weeks:

 

[Chookwagn]

Okay, please educate me. (willing to be wrong, in fact I want to know more). This was called out as being a rooster (as it was, but a marans mix) at similar age. Dead giveaway- he started crowing at 18 weeks:

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Feathering is the giveaway here.... a lot of Leghorn hens have bigger combs than roosters of other breeds. A Leghorn hen comb should always flop over, mostly it will flop before they start to lay

 

[thecatumbrella]

Okay, please educate me. (willing to be wrong, in fact I want to know more). This was called out as being a rooster (as it was, but a marans mix) at similar age. Dead giveaway- he started crowing at 18 weeks:

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You can see the saddle feathers, which almost look like hair, on the back right before the tail. The OP's bird did not have this; feathers in the saddle area looked rounded. And I think I just saw a comment saying this, but if the OP's bird is pure leghorn, it's going to have a massive comb. I can understand the confusion though!