Does this look like a Hen or Rooster?

[MeaghanVeens]

Just wondering if anyone can help..not sure if this ones a hen or rooster? 3.5 months old
Thanks!!

 

[Ebony Rose]

At this age, I need a picture of its posture, tail feathers and also a top-down photo would be helpful. Just like people, a face is a face is a face... Need to see the rest of them to make a determination.

Just based on deep red coloring of comb & waddles, I'd go with cockerel... but don't want to make that call without looking at the plumage.

 

[MeaghanVeens]

Thank you for your help. Ive attached some more pictures

 

[21hens-incharge]

Those body shots are good!

I will say female as there are zero signs of saddle feathers being pointed.

 

[Ebony Rose]

Those body shots are good!

I will say female as there are zero signs of saddle feathers being pointed.

I too am strongly leaning towards pullet, and soon to be laying based on color of comb and waddles. I see absolutely no evidence of saddle feathers. What a beauty of a bird, and that necklace... **appreciative whistles** The only thing keeping me from 100%, is that I am not seeing well defined, rounded tail feathers, but they're not spear-like either...

 

[Ebony Rose]

Forgot to mention that if SHE starts crowing, all bets are off!

 

[sourland]

You have an early developing pullet close to POL.

 

[Lesjr883]

What breed is it?

 

[Ebony Rose]

You have an early developing pullet close to POL.

Thanks so much Sourland. I'm still learning, and she's not of a breed that I recognize so was doing my best educated guess based on 'usual' male/female indicators. The more guesses I make, the more accurately those guesses will become (or so the theory goes).

 

[sourland]

Thanks so much Sourland. I'm still learning, and she's not of a breed that I recognize so was doing my best educated guess based on 'usual' male/female indicators. The more guesses I make, the more accurately those guesses will become (or so the theory goes).

You were pretty much spot on. In the OP's first picture, my brain went 'cockerel', but head on shots are generally not good for gender ID. Added pictures show a beauty of a pullet - very precocious and early developing.