Confirmation please

[tn_artist]

I took our little ones outside and was sitting with them by the coop. Several hens came and laid eggs and left. I then heard an unfamiliar crow. I leaned back and only saw two birds, our lavender OEGB cockrel and our buff laced seabright. While I was watching, that stinking seabright crowed!
It is at least seven months old and I had never heard that crow.
I know seabrights are hen feathered, but I even thought she/it was one of our laying girls.
I know the crow means boy, but I need expert confirmation, please.

 

[janiedoe]

I think he already confirmed his gender when he crowed! Lol

 

[janiedoe]

Btw. He is very cute.
(I don't envy you trying to get those pink socks clean!) Lol.

 

[tn_artist]

I think he already confirmed his gender when he crowed! Lol

I know . I'm just so disappointed. He has never tried to breed, never fights other cockrels, never crowed until today. We had a silver seabright and two gold pullets and he was a very male acting guy.
I can't believe it took over 7 months for him to crow!

 

[Gray Farms]

I'd say he is a cockerel. Female Sebrights have very small combs and wattles if at all, even in mature females. He is obviously not the dominant male, hence the non-crowing. He is likely decided that he is ready to challenge the dominant male, hence the crowing as if to say "I want some girls, bring it on". A rooster's crow is a challenge to other males "You think you can take my girls? Come and try!".

 

[tn_artist]

Btw. He is very cute.
(I don't envy you trying to get those pink socks clean!) Lol.

That's my daughter. You can't tell, but she is actually on a brick patio that had lots of pine straw. She didn't go in a coop or the grass.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I'm not terribly familiar with sebrights, but if it's crowing at 7 months I would have to say it's a cockerel

 

[tn_artist]

I'm not terribly familiar with sebrights, but if it's crowing at 7 months I would have to say it's a cockerel

He must be one smart little guy. We got rid of a bunch of cockrels and a few pullets a couple months ago. I guess he knew that if he crowed, he would be gone, too. We still need to re-home a bantam Delaware cockrel, bantam barred rock cockrel, and now this guy. I don't think it would be easy to find a matching female around here.

 

[sourland]

For a change I'm going to differ with everyone else. Although they are hen feathered, Sebright cockerels generally have a different conformation than that bird. I'd hang on to this bird for a bit longer until I was absolutely positive that it was a cockerel. I do agree that it is very rare for a pullet to crow - generally it is an aged hen that does so, but my gut says pullet on this one.

 

[tn_artist]

For a change I'm going to differ with everyone else. Although they are hen feathered, Sebright cockerels generally have a different conformation than that bird. I'd hang on to this bird for a bit longer until I was absolutely positive that it was a cockerel. I do agree that it is very rare for a pullet to crow - generally it is an aged hen that does so, but my gut says pullet on this one.

I need to buy stock in a no crow collar company.