Cockerel or pullet!?

[Painted Calls]

Cockerel.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I’ve only just recently questioned it because of the different between the siblings but they’re half siblings and I noticed this ones mom has a pretty big, red comb for a hen

I didn’t mean that you were not explaining it, just meant that I could not explain why I felt this bird is a boy!

 

[NatJ]

Mom is a small single comb, barred(similar to this one) with a green/purple Iridescent feather on wing tip. Dad is mostly black white barred w wheaten neck(kind of similar to the one in the background)

Females can have at most one copy of the barring gene (only one Z chromosome), while males can have one or two copies of it (two Z chromosomes.)

Two copies of the barring gene makes the bird have more white than one copy.

I'm guessing this mystery bird is a male with two copies of the barring gene, because he looks lighter than his mother.

But there's always a chance of some modifier I don't know about, so I would prefer to give "him" a bit longer to either crow or show clearer signs of gender, before making any permanent decisions.

 

[Nigel27]

First pic is half brother from another mother, second two are dad, third is brothers mother, and fourth is half sister from hen in pic three

 

[Nigel27]

@NatJ

@MysteryChicken

 

[chrissynemetz]

Coloring says cockerel, but I'm not quite convinced... can you post more pictures in a few weeks?

 

[Chicalina]

View attachment 2364375First pic is half brother from another mother, second two are dad, third is brothers mother, and fourth is half sister from hen in pic three

Those are some seriously good looking chickens!!

 

[NatJ]

Coloring says cockerel, but I'm not quite convinced...

That's about what I'm thinking--probably cockerel but not entirely sure.

 

[The Happster]

Cockerel.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Mom is a small single comb, barred(similar to this one) with a green/purple Iridescent feather on wing tip. Dad is mostly black white barred w wheaten neck(kind of similar to the one in the background)

Please explain the gene, tell me everything you know! Lol please

So S/he's a mixed breed.

Okay, you want to know more about barring with sexlinked dilution. 2 birds with the gene bred together will create white offspring. For example are White Plymouth Rocks.

Differences of the sexes.
Males with sexlinked dilution will be completely white, but the females will look like lighter colored Plymouth Rocks.


I'm still learning about this gene myself, so this is some information I can share.