Convince my family this is a cockerel!

[Chickenhappy8708]

How old is he? That's cute, mine started at 8 weeks lol. Also, just for clarification, I'm not saying if it has big legs its a cockerel, I'm saying typically they are a little thicker than the pullets legs.

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

How old is he? That's cute, mine started at 8 weeks lol. Also, just for clarification, I'm not saying if it has big legs its a cockerel, I'm saying typically they are a little thicker than the pullets legs.

He’s 14 weeks old today.

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

He’s 14 weeks old today.

His name is Autumn, the rooster is Joop, and the golden laced cross is Saturday, son of Joop, and the barred rock is Stripe.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Super handsome!

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Mine is 13 weeks. White leghorn

 

[The Happster]

I'll attempt to get a pic of my boy Lord Ickenham. He's a Wyandotte too. I should have a photo of him around the same age.
Just have to delete a few thousand photos so it allows me to share it.

 

[FortCluck]

In my Leghorns, the cockerel had really thick legs, was really slow to feather, had the stubbiest tail ever, he also he was larger and taller, I wish I had another Wyandotte to compare to, but I don't actually another Wyandotte to compare to would solve all my problems lol.

All of my cockerels are fast growing and feather out first. Once the combs and wattles are red, I know they’re a cockerel.

I usually wait until 6ish weeks to use this type of identification.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Really? My cockerel wasn't fully feathered until he started to crow!(8 weeks) his leghorn sister on the other hand was feathered out at 5 weeks!

 

[The Happster]

Think he was a bit older. He didn't grow feathers at all for the first three weeks.
Comb was pretty clear by this point.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

OMG, everyone wants a picture today! I've got some more, your cockerel is pretty☺