Help with breed and gender - six week old brown leghorn

[Capi]

I bought four brown leghorns as chicks. Day old sexing based on down patterns suggested three pullets and a cockerel. About four weeks in, one of the “pullets” grew a pronounced pink comb. She also has feathered legs (possible throwback gene). And she is enormous compared to the other chicks. Legs are normal size. Her plumage is neither typical of a brown leghorn pullet or cockerel. She has a reddish chestnut breast instead of the cockerel dark brown or the pullet salmon and her back feathers are mottled as well. She has a feminine face and personality. I’m totally confused. Any suggestions on gender or breed, including cross. In these photos, she is six weeks old.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Mixed breed cockerel. Where did you buy him?

 

[cherrynberry]

I bought four brown leghorns as chicks. Day old sexing based on down patterns suggested three pullets and a cockerel. About four weeks in, one of the “pullets” grew a pronounced pink comb. She also has feathered legs (possible throwback gene). And she is enormous compared to the other chicks. Legs are normal size. Her plumage is neither typical of a brown leghorn pullet or cockerel. She has a reddish chestnut breast instead of the cockerel dark brown or the pullet salmon and her back feathers are mottled as well. She has a feminine face and personality. I’m totally confused. Any suggestions on gender or breed, including cross. In these photos, she is six weeks old.

Definitely a cockerel

 

[nuthatched]

Handsome mutt fella.

 

[Capi]

Mixed breed cockerel. Where did you buy him?

Not from a breeder.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Not from a breeder.

Those feathers on his shanks aren't a throwback gene - they're a sign of impure breeding. He sure is cute though.

 

[Capi]

Those feathers on his shanks aren't a throwback gene - they're a sign of impure breeding. He sure is cute though.

Would you like him?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Would you like him?

I'm unfortunately not legally allowed to keep a boy! I find myself drooling over cute little rooster faces all the time on here though.
You could find and post on your state thread here...you may be able to find a home for him with someone a bit closer!

 

[Lollychicken]

I know it's late, but if you look up brown leghorn female and brown leghorn male, you can see the difference in colour, you don't have to look specifically at its comb and wattle size, you can tell by the colour of the bird. Also how's he looking now (if you still have him) I showed my dad, he's an expert of brown leghorns, and he said that's just his baby feathers, and he could grow out of the weird colouring through his feathers

 

[-Flash-]

I know it's late, but if you look up brown leghorn female and brown leghorn male, you can see the difference in colour, you don't have to look specifically at its comb and wattle size, you can tell by the colour of the bird.

Yes, but, in this case that is irrelevant, he was (is) a mutt.