Concerned about a cockerel

[TheChickenGirl16]

Meet Layla!
She/he is a 24 week (6 month) old Americana chicker.

No egg yet, but no crow, tidbit, or mounting either.
Whenever I pick it up, it does all kinds of squawking, but sounds more female.
My last Americana had a curved green tail, and she laid gorgeous blue eggs.
So, I didn’t let that one discourage me yet.

Yesterday my dad was looking at her and he was like, “you know that’s a rooster, right?”
“What??? No! I’ll ask on BYC”

Then I noticed the hackle feathers.

Here are some pics:

 

[FrostRanger]

Slow maturing cockerel, I see pointed saddle feathers on him

 

[fluffycrow]

Yup, he’s a cockerel. Pretty boy

 

[redinator]

I have to agree, looks like a male to me as well.

 

[AinaWGSD]

The pattern on the hackle feathers can be deceptive, making feathers look pointed when they are actually rounded. However, the pointed saddle feathers starting to come in are completely honest. Your dad's right, sorry, this is definitely a cockerel.

 

[MysteryChicken]

He's 100% a Cockerel.