Brown leghorn we think

[yakfishgirl]

We got three chicks from someone who bought a batch of mixed layers online. We know one is white leghorn and the other is a buff orpington but the third is unknown. We think it might be brown leghorn. And if that's the case, we don't know if it's a roo or hen. Right now Chef is 5 weeks old.
You can see the reddish chest feathers here and the lovely striping showing on the back of the neck.

You can also see the comb is reddened up earlier than the Buff or White Leghorn.

Chef's turning out pretty though she/he started life looking more like a squirrel.
Still, we had to give away our lovely RIR because "Zoe" was a roo. Chef hasn't developed the T-Rex legs that the RIR developed. We really hope Chef's showing hen colors.
Any opinions?

 

[bustermommy]

That's a pretty big, red comb for 5 weeks. I'd guess roo based on that.

 

[ozark_chickies]

I think you have a hen. Here are some of my leghorn hens

 

[ozark_chickies]

Here is a closer pic of a brown leghorn hen

and my roo Stifler

so you can see the hens have big combs too

 

[Paco]

White egglayers have a white earlobe right ? I dont see a white earlobe but that could come a he/she matures, but it could also be a Weslummer? I also think Rooster.

 

[off-grid hen]

I'm going to say brown leghorn hen.

 

[Illia]

Girl.


Roosters cannot possibly come in that color, and Leghorns naturally have BIG combs.