Hen or Roo?

[KLEs]

This is Sparkle. ‘She’ is a Whiting true blue. I thought she was a she, but now I’m wondering cause ‘she’ is sprouting red/orange feathers on her back and around her neck? She’s about 4 months old. Thoughts?

 

[sourland]

That's a cockerel.

 

[swamphiker]

cockerel x2

 

[PippinTheChicken]

He's a cockerel

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Cockerel

 

[KLEs]

That's a cockerel.

Why do you think so?

 

[-Flash-]

Why do you think so?

He has pointy saddle feathers.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Cockerel

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Why do you think so?

These droopy feathers are called saddles and are found in male chickens

 

[-Flash-]

You got it first

Your's is clearer! (More understandable)