Brown leghorn development

[telepiste]

Hi All!

At what point will I know that a leghorn is for sure a pullet? I have two six week old chicks. One I'm sure is a pullet, but the other leaves room to doubt. Her comb is a bit bigger, and in certain light it looks a tad pinkish. I've seen some leghorn roo chick pictures with HUGE red combs at 4 weeks, and this bird looks nothing like that, but like I said, room to speculate. When will I know that 'she' is a she?

Boy are we having a blast with the chicks.

Thanks!!

 

[ClevelandAg31]

I have brown leghorns and my little roo has a hugggggggggggggggge comb. They are around 12 weeks.

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

when my leghorn roo was three weeks old, he had a comb bigger than my eleven week old barred rock hens

 

[beaver man]

I have three brown leghorn pullets at 12 weeks and there is barely any comb at all. I have three cockerals that have all had large combs since 4 weeks.