dominique roo or pullet?

[Cha Cha Chicken]

I have an 18 week old dominique "hen" or so I thought until recently. starlight has long, curved tail feathers, not quite fully grown out... she looks like a rooster, but hasn't crowed!!!! when do roos start crowing? and can hens have long tail feathers?

oh, and she doesnt have long pointed feathers on her neck, and no spurs.....

 

[centrarchid]

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Picture needed. Males lighter in color than females. Females from two of my stocks with curved feathers.

 

[Cha Cha Chicken]

Here are the pictures.... sorry I couldnt put any up in the first place, I just took the pics

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and a tail feather close up:

 

[Gallusfarm]

You have a pullet. The standard calls for the top tail feathers to curve down in the females. That's what you're seeing there!

 

[centrarchid]

Pullet / female. Tails very similar to those on birds I acquired from Ideal or Privett hatcheries. When they molt into next set of feathers, the sicle feathers will be less evident.

 

[Cowgirl71]

Beautiful pullet!!!

 

[jeslewmazer]

Pullet

 

[donrae]

Pretty girl, her face is getting red, looks like you may have eggs soon!

 

[flewdacoop]

pullet