Feather and Comb Features to help us learn

[BackyardJulz]

There seem to be a lot of “what gender is this? threads, and I do like looking at the pics that everyone posts to help figure it all out. I understand that years of experience let many of you reply with certainty, “that’s a cockerel!” but without explaining what features you see that make it obvious.

So, I wonder if there is a list of physical features, short of crowing, that help us decide cockerel or pullet. Can you help make a list?

Such as: neck feather shape, comb coloring or development, posture, leg structure, tail feather appearance... there must be more.
I understand that much of this varies between breeds, but some must be a given, rt?

I sure would appreciate it!

 

[Elizabethwood09]

There seem to be a lot of “what gender is this? threads, and I do like looking at the pics that everyone posts to help figure it all out. I understand that years of experience let many of you reply with certainty, “that’s a cockerel!” but without explaining what features you see that make it obvious.

So, I wonder if there is a list of physical features, short of crowing, that help us decide cockerel or pullet. Can you help make a list?

Such as: neck feather shape, comb coloring or development, posture, leg structure, tail feather appearance... there must be more.
I understand that much of this varies between breeds, but some must be a given, rt?

I sure would appreciate it!

Great idea! I would love to see a list like this too.

 

[Homesteadermomma6382]

Here is an article to help.you get started.
https://the-chicken-chick.com/how-to-sex-chickens-male-or-female-hen/

 

[Gray Farms]

Only reliable way with very young chicks "with exception to sex specific color patterns" is - significant comb and wattle growth at 6 weeks or younger-. These are almost always cockerels. Tail shape, feather shape, posture, temperament, etc are not reliable with young chicks.