hen or roo

[EggSighted4Life]

best I can do for now ur opinions are appreciated

Nothing screaming roo that I can see. So I will have to go with pullet at this point. As well as note that any cockerel should be chasing and trying to mount by that age and have the pullets screaming like what is going on here.

 

[rebrascora]

I hate to buck the trend, but I'm getting a late developing roo vibe from it. I think I see pointy hackle feathers and that tail is very long and curving and the whole shape is just a bit rangy. I am not certain one way or the other. How long has the comb been red like that?

 

[Redhead Rae]

My leghorn cross hens almost all have HUGE floppy combs and looked almost exactly like that at that age.

 

[rebrascora]

Yes but this bird's comb isn't floppy, it is upright. Leghorn pullets/hens in lay should have big floppy combs but the leghorn cockerels are supposed to have large upright combs. Of course there is always variation. I will be interested to find out from the OP how long this bird's comb has been red.

 

[willzparty1232]

I would have to say 2 months

 

[rebrascora]

If that bird is 4 months old and it's comb has been red for 2 months it has to be a cockerel in my opinion.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

If that bird is 4 months old and it's comb has been red for 2 months it has to be a cockerel in my opinion.

Agree with this statement.

 

[Bryam]

Pullet