Do I really have a pullet?

[Dandelle]

I have a 4 week old (will be 5 weeks on Thursday) Delaware. She's supposed to be a pullet, and I just wanna make sure. I believe she was stunted with her growth a while back since she was not growing much at all when she was a wee little thing, so please keep that in mind. What is concerning me are her wattles... they're turning red already which I heard happens to roos, but I dunno, maybe it's normal for the gals too. Her comb is still a neutral color.

 

[nurse_turtle]

The comb and wattle color (more than size) plus those big thick legs = rooster.

 

[Dandelle]

Aww really? I was hoping my concerns were just from needless over-worrying, heh. If that's the case, maybe lil Gia was never stunted, just a slow-growing boy. Such a shame, he is the friendliest one of the bunch, but I can't keep a rooster in the city.

Well thank you for letting me know, I do appreciate it!

 

[hdowden]

i would wait till at least 8 weeks for a more positive id although with those wattles i want to lean towards cockerel

 

[chloezoebob101]

Looks like a cockerel!

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Cockerel, his tail is getting lengthy, (another sign usually of a rooster) and like Nurse Turtle said, think legs and developing wattles.

 

[Dandelle]

Now my little Delaware is 3 months old. Here are some updated photos, I'd like to know if the general consensus is still cockerel:







So... still male? Or is it starting to look like a gal?

 

[spikennipper]

I'm going to go with pullet, that's a tiny comb/wattles she has for 3 months and I can see no development of saddle feathers.

 

[dretd]

I think all the photos look like pullet to me.

 

[animallover505]

she looks pullet to me.