hen or roo?

[dasmaus]

5 week old silver spangled hamburg



here it is in front of the other ssh

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Sorry, he is definitely a cockerel with a comb that large at this age.

 

[junebuggena]

Sorry, he is definitely a cockerel with a comb that large at this age.

x2

 

[dasmaus]

luckily i was hoping that they would miss sexing one or two as i ordered the murray choice layers... it has been a chore trying to figure out my breeds when i noticed this little guy develop his comb pretty much over night

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Yup, that's a cockerel.

 

[dasmaus]

i think this one is a pearl white leghorn 5 weeks also

 

[junebuggena]

i think this one is a pearl white leghorn 5 weeks also

Looks like a pullet for now.

 

[dasmaus]

i have 2 more that i suspect could be roos but i was unable to catch them to take pictures today

 

[junebuggena]

The most reliable way to tell males from females early on is by the comb. Males are usually bright red in the comb by 10 weeks old. Pullets don't start to turn red in the comb until they are close to laying age, usually about 14 to 18 weeks old.