Hen or tom?

[Kenna_03B]

She is a hen correct? She struts like a tom but I know hens can also strut. About 7 months old.

 

[R2elk]

She is a hen correct? She struts like a tom but I know hens can also strut.

How old?

 

[Kenna_03B]

How old?

About 7 months.

 

[R2elk]

About 7 months.

Need a photo from behind and above showing the back of the neck and top of the head.

 

[Kenna_03B]

Need a photo from behind and above showing the back of the neck and top of the head.

 

[R2elk]

Based on the last image, I believe it may be a a late developing tom. It does have feathers up the back of the neck but none on the top of the head.

Can't tell anything from the second photo since the top of the head is overexposed.

 

[R2elk]

FYI, in the future, it is helpful if you actually insert the images iinto the post.

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[Kenna_03B]

Based on the last image, I believe it may be a a late developing tom. It does have feathers up the back of the neck but none on the top of the head.

Can't tell anything from the second photo since the top of the head is overexposed.

Ok. Thank you. I thought it was a hen since I haven't seen it mount my other hens and haven't heard it gobble. It looks and acts a bit different than my hens though so wasn't sure.

 

[R2elk]

Ok. Thank you. I thought it was a hen since I haven't seen it mount my other hens and haven't heard it gobble. It looks and acts a bit different than my hens though so wasn't sure.

I'm not sure either. I have seen hens with just a very thin line of tiny feathers on the top of their head but I don't see any on the top of that one's head.

As far as not mounting any hens, here in the northern hemisphere, it is not yet breeding season.