Check out this comb

[kklowell]

This little Leghorn has the biggest comb by far of any of my chicks, including 2 other Leghorns. So, naturally, I'm wondering if my "Leggy" is actually a roo. I've had her 3 weeks today, so she's maybe 3.5 weeks old I guess.

 

[chickengirl778]

Leghorns sometimes have big combs in general, but a roo is a definite possibility!

 

[CannedMonster]

At 3.5 weeks that comb looks huge. I'm guessing roo but I'm not familiar with Leghorn chicks.

 

[Abriana]

I would still say hens. Leghorns have GIGANTIC combs, even the hens. So it might not mean this baby is a rooster.
Look at this hen:

 

[April Barta]

It’s pretty pink for 3.5 weeks. I’m going with cockerel.

 

[kklowell]

Well, we're hoping for a she, but if it's a he, it'll be one less chicken dinner we'll need to buy.

 

[kklowell]

I think this bird answered the question for us today. We were both in the garage, I was near the pen, but not where I could see the birds, my wife wasn't close but could see in the pen when suddenly that was this awful noise, sort of like when a wood screw is getting tight and "squeels", sort of a "err-err-err" noise. I asked her what that noise was and she said I think it's from the leghorn with the big comb! I looked in the pen just in time to see him stretch his neck and have another try at making a respectable crowing noise. He failed... about four more times.
Now to decide if he's going to be dinner in a few weeks, or if we'll see about finding him a home where he's wanted.

 

[CannedMonster]

I think this bird answered the question for us today. We were both in the garage, I was near the pen, but not where I could see the birds, my wife wasn't close but could see in the pen when suddenly that was this awful noise, sort of like when a wood screw is getting tight and "squeels", sort of a "err-err-err" noise. I asked her what that noise was and she said I think it's from the leghorn with the big comb! I looked in the pen just in time to see him stretch his neck and have another try at making a respectable crowing noise. He failed... about four more times.
Now to decide if he's going to be dinner in a few weeks, or if we'll see about finding him a home where he's wanted.

My little 4 week old bantam Cochin tried crowing a few days ago. It really does sound hilarious

 

[kklowell]

Yeah, it had me chuckling pretty hard. My wife, not so much... somehow she thought we'd go 12 for 12 females.

 

[llombardo]

So if they still sound like they did when they were babies at 9 weeks, still a chance of being a hen?