Hen or Rooster? 5 week old Cochin.

[StrawberryHouseMouse]

I was sort fo hoping it would be a hen. Cause if its a rooster I will have to rehome it. I live in the city and Im trying to have as few roosters as possible.

 

[The Wolf Queen]

I THINK pullet but...

 

[SunAngel]

I ran out and took a few pics of my almost 2 month olds. Hope these help some

Black boy (notice the chest crease)

Splash boy (his comb isn't as big as the blacks)

Tails of the Black boy and Splash girl

My Splash girl (she has a fuller chest and almost no comb)

 

[SunAngel]

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Maybe those wattles and comb will stop growing and it will turn out to be a hen.

With mine the Black I am sure is a boy, the lighter Splash feathered out same as the Black, but its comb is different, not as red...so I am still holding out a tiny bit of hope it might be a girl too lol.

 

[StrawberryHouseMouse]

lol. Ive had hens with combs and waddles before. I just thought his would be larger by now. My RIR hen has a comb and some waddles too. But I know she is a girl for certain. They are about equaly equiped in that area of the body. Which is why I have been unsure if he is a she.

 

[wandap1]

Would love to know myself.I have 9 Cochin that are about 21 weeks old.Three of them have longer tail feathers than the other.I was wondering if that was a way of telling them apart.any advice?

 

[Studio2770]

I know this is old but that's a girl. Much more feathered than my cockerel at 5 weeks, looks more like my cochin pullet at 5 weeks. Here's my thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/802663/partridge-cochin-gender