California Grey

[MotherHen75]

This chick i got as a pullet at TSC. It doesn’t really look like a girl... It’s almost 6 weeks, is it possible they mistaken? Or just a really masculine looking girl

 

[SurferchickinSB]

This chick i got as a pullet at TSC. It doesn’t really look like a girl... It’s almost 6 weeks, is it possible they mistaken? Or just a really masculine looking girl

That’s a really big comb for six weeks!

 

[Norcal527]

That's a boy. I got a California Gray "pullet" from the feed store this year too. Hes 8 weeks old and crowing already lol

 

[MotherHen75]

That's a boy. I got a California Gray "pullet" from the feed store this year too. Hes 8 weeks old and crowing already lol

Sounds like i need to get a refund

 

[chkva]

Sounds like i need to get a refund

Does TSC give refunds if you get a Cockerel when it was supposed to be a Pullet?

 

[MotherHen75]

Does TSC give refunds if you get a Cockerel when it was supposed to be a Pullet?

Probably not, but i’ll need to find a home for him!

 

[MotherHen75]

I guess it’s possible it could be a girl, i have a hen that has a big comb, she’s very sweet though and lays good eggs

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

I guess it’s possible it could be a girl, i have a hen that has a big comb, she’s very sweet though and lays good eggs

It is important to always consider the age of a bird relative to the physical characteristics that you're assessing. While your hen would be expected to have a comb that size and color, a bird of this reported age with this much comb and color is definitely a cockerel. Pullets do not develop size and coloration of their comb and wattles until much later.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Sounds like i need to get a refund

Does TSC give refunds if you get a Cockerel when it was supposed to be a Pullet?

In breeds e that must be vent sexed, such as this, there is to be expected a 10 to 15% "error" rate in the sexing. It is not as simple as one might think in doing the sexing… there are over 20 possible configurations of the internal organs of a chick when one is looking at them, and many are very similar between the two sexes. For this reason, refunds are generally not offered as it is a known "risk" of non sex linked hybrids or auto sexing breeds where are can be definitively determined at hatch.
This is what a sexer is looking at. ...on a vent the size of a newly hatched chick, and examining multiple birds a minute.. .frankly amazing they get it right 85-90% of the time

 

[chrissynemetz]

I have to say I think it's a cockerel as well