Genotype of this hen?

Here he is, in front of one of his sisters, with their mother in the background. Still looks like a pullet to me, at 15,5 weeks. Most of the pullets are developing a red comb by now. What do you think? Still a cockerel, or do you think he is a pullet after all?

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Pullet. I see no male plumage.
 
Pullet. I see no male plumage.
Everybody thought she was a cockerel, because of her/his black breast when she was younger. This is her at 4,5 weeks.
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Here he is, in front of one of his sisters, with their mother in the background. Still looks like a pullet to me, at 15,5 weeks. Most of the pullets are developing a red comb by now. What do you think? Still a cockerel, or do you think he is a pullet after all?

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Alright, this is weird, it looks like they don’t have any male-specific feathering. This reminds me of the pattern of some hatchery quality salmon faverolle hens, such as these:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/18-week-old-salmon-faverolle-roo-or-hen.692877/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/black-laced-salmon-faverolles-hen.692032/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/salmon-faverolle-pullet-or-cockerel.688914/
They’re basically a really mixed up silver wheaten. However, I’ve never seen one start out looking like a duckwing cockerel.
@Amer
 
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