Cannot decide whether this is a hen or roo! Please Help!

[Punkybrewster]

Looks like shes about ready to start laying. Does she squat to the ground when you stroke her back?

 

[theoldchick]

That's a boy. You can tell by the long legs and the testicals.

 

[theoldchick]

I'd expect to see more comb development in an 18 week old cockerel. Those saddle feathers confuse me.

 

[JedJackson]

I am giving my roosters to a fellow farmer tomorrow morning and I cannot determine whether this one is M/F. I purchased from Atwoods around the beginning of October and was told they were 1-2 weeks old. So they should all be around 18 weeks. Two other turned out to be roos and are crowing incessantly so there is no doubt, but I haven't heard a peep from this one. Could she be older than what I thought or is she a late bloomer roo?View attachment 1272655 View attachment 1272656 View attachment 1272657 View attachment 1272658 View attachment 1272659

I think it is a slow developing cockerel. In picture 3, where the bird is sitting, you can see male feathers starting to peep through on the back. But I agree that this one is a tough call.

 

[julietta]

Cockerel