Help is my chicken a pullet or cockerel?

[britt09]

Hey, I'm new to the community and also to raising chickens. We have 2 an Easter Egger and a barred rock. I've had many people tell me that my barred rock is a pullet, but I've also had people tell me it's a cockerel. It was a gift to my son purchased from a feed store. We've had it since it was about 2 weeks old. It's roughly 18 weeks. It hasn't crowed. I posted a few pictures from when it was little, and now.

 

[gamebirdsonly]

It's a roo

 

[doxiemommy]

Looks like a roo thick legs and those flying feather look pointed

 

[britt09]

Looks like a roo thick legs and those flying feather look pointed

Looks like a roo thick legs and those flying feather look pointed

Thanks it's a lot darker than my friends rooster, who also has a barred rock. The roosters saddle feathers are more pronounced than mine, and hers has been crowing for weeks. She's the one who got us the chickens.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

He's a very dark barred roo.

 

[britt09]

He's a very dark barred roo.

Thank you

 

[britt09]

It's a roo

Thank you

 

[britt09]

Is it normal he hasn't started crowing yet? Why would he be so much darker?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Genetic mutation? All roosters start crowing at different times. I have a 2 month old cockerel who just started crowing and a 3 month old who hasn't even tried yet.

 

[Chickem707]

This is very strange! About 2 months ago I brought two chicks exactly like yours! What breed is the little brown one? At the moment i think mine is some sort of Brahma/Silkie cross.