Help, is my chicken a hen or a rooster?

[Shanyn]

Hey everybody,
So I have an almost 10 week old chicken called Chickpea, we cannot decide if Chickpea is a hen or a rooster. We would really like her to be a hen because we live in the suburbs.. but I'm starting to have my doubts. Some opinions from people who know more would be really helpful please!

 

[BGcoop]

That’s a lot of red, and pretty big wattle.....

 

[docteurshepherd]

Man, this is tough lol. I keep going back and forth between the pictures. The tail feathers are so thin but then the waddles and comb are already so large and red. What in the world. You know what, I'm gonna be optimistic and say hen. The tail feathers just are way too thin, and some hens do have bigger and redder waddles and combs. I guess we'll see though.

 

[keesmom]

At 10 weeks that's a cockerel.

 

[Shanyn]

I think the dad was Buff Orpington, the mom I'm not sure of as the nest was abandoned and I peeled Chickpea out of the egg as it was cold for hours

 

[drinkoj]

Those hackle feathers on the neck are super pointy and I see no rounding in them, which indicates cockerel.
Plus those waddles and comb are super red for 10 weeks. Hope I am wrong.

 

[abpatchy]

At 10 weeks that's a cockerel.

I agree... way too much red going on.

 

[Hei 20]

Hey everybody,
So I have an almost 10 week old chicken called Chickpea, we cannot decide if Chickpea is a hen or a rooster. We would really like her to be a hen because we live in the suburbs.. but I'm starting to have my doubts. Some opinions from people who know more would be really helpful please!

 

[Weeg]

Looks like a hen to me! What breed?

 

[The Happster]

Little cockerel.