Baby Leghorn

[kaydeetee86]

Hello all,

This is Wasabi and Sriracha, my sexed white Leghorn pullets. Bought at Tractor Supply on Feb 19th.

They are 2 weeks old and I know it’s probably too soon to tell… but Sriracha’s comb started developing FAST over the past two days.

This is my first time with this breed, and I know their combs are large. So I’m hoping this isn’t a beginning sign of a baby roo. Or I could also be kidding myself.

Their feathering patterns are different. Sriracha is feathering faster, and a little patchy. S/he is definitely the bolder of the two. Very friendly, loves attention. We’re already becoming buddies.

Any thoughts? Is this normal for Leghorns? I love roosters and I’ll figure it out if she is a he, but I already have two boys. It’s going to be hard to make room for a 3rd.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Too early.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Comb development in and of itself in a breed like leghorns is really a poor indicator... this first comb, while developing is still pale, and what can be seen of where the bottles will develop is also still very pale and not showing any development or color at this point. So not screaming Cockerel, but not a definite pullet yet either. Honestly at this age/stage I would be more interested in seeing a nice full body shot of the birds we can look at how it's feathering,what its overall build looks like and how we can combine that with the pieces you have shown to look at the overall puzzle and make it better educated guess

 

[kaydeetee86]

Home development in and of itself in a breed like leghorns is really a poor indicator... this first comb, while developing is still pale, and what can be seen of where the bottles will develop is also still very pale and not showing any development or color at this point. So not screaming Cockerel, but not a definite pullet yet either. Honestly at this age/stage I would be more interested in seeing a nice full body shot of the birds we can look at how it's feathering,what its overall build looks like and how we can combine that with the pieces you have shown to look at the overall puzzle and make it better educated guess

Thank you!

edit: photos are not posting in the order I want them to. These are the baby in question. Adding the pics of the other baby in a separate reply.

 

[kaydeetee86]

These are the other baby.