Hen or Roo?

[Tigany Smith]

3 month EE.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Super pretty! My guess would be hen since its further along in age for the start of the comb.

 

[NatJ]

I think cockerel.
Reason one: that comb is distinctly pink. Pea combs tend to stay small, so I'm looking at the color.

Reason two: I think I see pointed saddle feathers drooping to each side of the tail. If those feathers really are pointy, then it's is 100% certainly a cockerel. But I'm not positive whether I'm seeing pointy feathers, or rounded feathers that contain pointy color patterns. It can be hard to tell in photos.

Reason three: the rich red shades on the wings are more common in cockerels. I wouldn't judge gender purely by that, but it's part of my whole-bird assessment of "cockerel."

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

I think cockerel.
Reason one: that comb is distinctly pink. Pea combs tend to stay small, so I'm looking at the color.

Reason two: I think I see pointed saddle feathers drooping to each side of the tail. If those feathers really are pointy, then it's is 100% certainly a cockerel. But I'm not positive whether I'm seeing pointy feathers, or rounded feathers that contain pointy color patterns. It can be hard to tell in photos.

Reason three: the rich red shades on the wings are more common in cockerels. I wouldn't judge gender purely by that, but it's part of my whole-bird assessment of "cockerel."

Agree 100%

 

[Tigany Smith]

Super pretty! My guess would be hen since its further along in age for the start of the comb.

I truly think so too but we are the minority. She acts way different than her brother i got rid of today who crowed all the time.

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

I truly think so too but we are the minority. She acts way different than her brother i got rid of today who crowed all the time.

I have found that if you have two roosters/cockerels in the same pen and one is more dominant than the other, the less dominant one will crow very rarely. Now that brother is gone, this little guy will probably find his voice. Also, most standard size roosters don't start crowing till they are 5-6 months old.

Here is an edited version of your original photo.
The saddle feathers are circled of the chicken in question, as well as the hen behind him (for the moment let's assume that he is indeed a "he").
The chicken in question has pointed saddle feathers. The hen behind him has well rounded feathers.
Go out to the coop with a helper and pick up a chicken that you know is a hen along with the chicken in question. Compare the saddle feathers.

My guess is that they are long, pointy, and have an iridescent quality, pointing to a definite cockerel.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Ugh such a shame for such a pretty bird!!