Help please. Is my speckled sussex a roo or a hen?

[Phage]

Could anyone tell is this 7 week speckled sussex a roo or a hen?
Hope it is a hen. It is so pretty. Thanks

 

[speckledhen]

Sorry, cockerel, for sure. Both the body shape (very rounded) and the super white chest tell me that, in addition to a very pink comb and wattles already. I hatched some of these, got 2 pullets and 6 cockerels and all the cockerels looked like that. The girls had a different tail set, no real comb to speak of and almost no white on the chest area.

 

[Katy]

Most definately a roo.

 

[EweSheep]

Rooooo roooooooooooo!

From what I remembered, the SS pullet I had, she did not have any pinkness or prominence of her combs until she was ready to lay. So I bet your chick is a roo!

 

[RAREROO]

Yep, Sorry but it is definitly a roo,

Here are some of mine that so you can see the differrence

Pullet on the left, Roo on the right.

 

[Robin'sBrood]

He's a purdy boy!

 

[Phage]

Thanks people- no doubts there! Oh well.......that means that I will just have to hatch out some more....(shame.......NOT!).

Anyone want a SS roo???

 

[speckledhen]

Pullet on the right, Roo on the left.

RAREROO, I think you got that switched.

Should be roo on right, pullet on left.​

 

[RAREROO]

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RAREROO, I think you got that switched.

Should be roo on right, pullet on left.

Yeah, you're right Cynthia, thanks for catching that, I'll go back and edit it.