Blue leghorn.. still hoping its a hen!

[ChasesChickens]

Hi everyone, I was just hoping to get people's feedback if my blue leghorn was a she or he. I have another that's got a bigger comb and his tail feathers are more pointy. This one.. I'M unsure about. I got them I a group of 9 hens when they were 6 weeks. They are now 16/17 see me. I know it's a waiting game but I just can't help keep thinking about it.
Ps: the last pic is of the roo. The others is of the one I'm not sure about

 

[CrazyCochin]

Welcome to the wonderful world of chicken keeping, I hope you enjoy the BYC community.
It looks like a hen.
Are the hackle feathers shiny and does it have shiny pointed feathers going towards the tail and are its wing long and round?
P.S. Hackle feather means neck feathers.
If you can post a picture of its back that would be great.

 

[ChasesChickens]

Welcome to the wonderful world of chicken keeping, I hope you enjoy the BYC community.
It looks like a hen.
Are the hackle feathers shiny and does it have shiny pointed feathers going towards the tail and are its wing long and round?
P.S. Hackle feather means neck feathers.
If you can post a picture of its back that would be great.

Hi LothalRebel...
Thanks for the welcome. I must say I'm.enjoyibg the chicken keeping immensely.. no eggs yet but geez they are such interesting creatures....i have been reading a lot about long term care .. need to figure out what I will do with the hens after 3 years.. i hace a feeling ill griw really attached to them .. which could be a problem if I have so many chickens and they stop producibg eggs ... anyway ...

here's some more pics .. the tail has mostly rounded ends.. But I noticed a couple sharp ends today after taking the pic

 

[CrazyCochin]

Thank you, @ChasesChickens for the pictures, she looks like a definite hen.
The up-close pictures really help to identify. Welcome to the BYC community and have fun!

 

[ChasesChickens]

Great news !! Thanks for the reply @LothalRebel

i was getting anxious that i had 4 roos. May i ask about this one too..

Ps: I originally planned to keep 5 hens. In now have 12. And have 4 on order waiting for them to be big enough. I think I'm.sort of being obsessive lol

 

[CrazyCochin]

@ChasesChickens, that is a rooster, in the last picture of the tail, those shiny streamline feathers are saddle feathers and as the rooster grows they will become more visible.
@ChasesChickens, thank you for the question, I like being able to help someone.

 

[CrazyCochin]

is that the neck in the last photo? Don't worry either way, it is a rooster.

 

[ChasesChickens]

Thanks for that feedback @lotha - That's my favourite chicken so it's a bit sad. I only really picked up chicken keeping again and realise it's going to be hard to part with roos or older hens . Will try to find a home for him then

 

[CrazyCochin]

don't worry, I know what it is like to lose a loved chicken.
best of luck and again welcome.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

None of the birds pictured are roos.