Hen or Roo? I'm new!

[MerazT]

Hello, I am new to the chicken community. View attachment 1780343 View attachment 1780344 I'm afraid one of my favorite chicks (5weeks old) may be a roo, please advise.

 

[Gray Farms]

Comb is still fairly pale but that's a lot of growth for 5 weeks. . . I'm on the fence with this one. I honestly wouldn't commit either way pullet/cockerel right now.

 

[BullChick]

 

[BullChick]

Ditto. It’s not 100% yet.

 

[MerazT]

Comb is still fairly pale but that's a lot of growth for 5 weeks. . . I'm on the fence with this one. I honestly wouldn't commit either way pullet/cockerel right now.

Thanks for the info I was shocked with the size as well, im crossing my fingers for a hen. This one is the tamest sweetest of the bunch so far!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Welcome to BYC!
While your little ones comb is somewhat prominent, it is still very pale and flesh toned and I'm not seeing significant wattle development. That being said, a head shot is not the entirety of sexing a chick at this age, so a full body side profile shot of the bird in a natural standing position would be very helpful. What can be seen from this angle is not screaming cockerel.

 

[Trux]

Enjoy all this community has to offer
That is alot of comb for 5 weeks, keep an eye on it, if it starts going red and the wattles start dropping in the next few weeks you more than likely have a cockerel

 

[MerazT]

Welcome to BYC!
While your little ones comb is somewhat prominent, it is still very pale and flesh toned and I'm not seeing significant wattle development. That being said, a head shot is not the entirety of sexing a chick at this age, so a full body side profile shot of the bird in a natural standing position would be very helpful. What can be seen from this angle is not screaming cockerel.

Thanks for the info, do these scream Cockerel?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Thanks for the info, do these scream Cockerel?

These photos support the initial impression of a lovely pullet

 

[chrissynemetz]

At the moment it looks like a pullet, but if you can, post more pics in a couple of weeks. If it's a cockerel it'll be more obvious by then