Hen or roo? It's a buff Orpington x French copper maran. Just a few month old. The tail looks hennish but are those saddle feathers 😩

[lepetitesauvage]

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Can you get a pic of the whole bird standing naturally? In these pics it looks like a cockerel to me.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

How old is "a few months?" I'm looking at comb snd wattles, not tail feathers.

 

[MysteryChicken]

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That is a cockerel. Pointy Saddles.

 

[NatJ]

The tail looks hennish but are those saddle feathers

They do look like saddle feathers to me, so that would mean he is indeed a male.

The comb and wattles also look pretty big and red (too much for a pullet, right for a cockerel, maybe also right for a mature hen that is already laying-- but obviously if this bird was laying you would not be asking about the sex.)

 

[Ziva Fiona]

My experience says, he is definitely a cockerel.

A pullet will not have half the size of that comb at 5 months! They are late maturing too. Surprised that he hasn't crowed.

A photo of my 2 cockerels and a pullet buff orpingtons for reference - about 6 months old.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Definitely a cockerel

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My experience says, he is definitely a cockerel.

A pullet will not have half the size of that comb at 5 months! They are late maturing too. Surprised that he hasn't crowed.

A photo of my 2 cockerels and a pullet buff orpingtons for reference - about 6 months old.View attachment 4218081

Good pic!

 

[lepetitesauvage]

 

[lepetitesauvage]

I don't mind the red one being a rooster I have plenty of room and 2 other roosters with 30 hens but please tell me this wee bantam is a hen lmaooo PLEASE I named her Amalthea