Easter Egger- Roo or Pullet?

[Krystea]

Hi all! We received an EE ‘day old female’ from Meyer Hatchery this year and (s)he has me a little perplexed… was hoping some of the pros would have some insight as to her gender. All signs point to female- with the exception of those gnarly looking sickle feathers. She’s a little over 12 weeks now, and I’ve read that maybe what looks like sickle, is actually just underdeveloped tail feathers. I see no points in the hackles, and her comb isn’t overly pink/red compared to her sisters. Legs aren’t huge, and her disposition seems hen. Her color is a little strange though… we absolutely love her (color, especially) and are crossing fingers! She’s shaping up to be a great addition. Since we already have a Wyandotte roo, I need to plan appropriately. Either way, she’s not going anywhere except maybe a newly built coop. Thanks all!

 

[JedJackson]

It's a pullet, in my opinion. Just has a couple of wonky tail feathers.

 

[FamilyOfSeven]

I’d say pullet

 

[SchwartzLakeFarmNC]

Pullet
Leakage is odd but the "patridge" pattern coming thru lends to a female trait.
Our 11 week old EE pullet combs are the same size so I'm confident you have an egg layer.

 

[Tstraub]

Looks like a pullet to me. A couple of my girls tails came in like that before they bushed out. 12 weeks is too young for true sickle feathers in my admittedly limited experience.

 

[Krystea]

So thankful for this community. Thank you all very much!

 

[Goatlover09]

Pullet!

 

[Emmaloveschickens9156]

You’ve got a pullet there!

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

Hi all! We received an EE ‘day old female’ from Meyer Hatchery this year and (s)he has me a little perplexed… was hoping some of the pros would have some insight as to her gender. All signs point to female- with the exception of those gnarly looking sickle feathers. She’s a little over 12 weeks now, and I’ve read that maybe what looks like sickle, is actually just underdeveloped tail feathers. I see no points in the hackles, and her comb isn’t overly pink/red compared to her sisters. Legs aren’t huge, and her disposition seems hen. Her color is a little strange though… we absolutely love her (color, especially) and are crossing fingers! She’s shaping up to be a great addition. Since we already have a Wyandotte roo, I need to plan appropriately. Either way, she’s not going anywhere except maybe a newly built coop. Thanks all!

Yes as others have said looks pullet, which I'm learning for my EEs lol but in the wonky tail feather, we have a black Australorp that has heavily curved tail feathers that look like sickles but she definitely lays eggs lol she's pretty! I like her colors!