How to tell a rooster from a pullet????

[HK CickenLittle]

I am suppose to have all pullets but....one has gotten taller and thin - the cone is three instead of one like the others. any advise?

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

hi and

a picture would be great so we can see what your chook looks like.

some breeds can be really hard to sex for a while and some you can tell straight away, bt ill give you a few pointers.

- roosters usually stand taller and tend to stick their 'cheast' (i cant remeber what its called) out.
- roosters get bigger, redder combs earlier that hens.
- rooster start to get streamers in their tails (im not sure if this is with all breed but it is for silkies)

thats all i can think of right now!

these arent great examples but in the first pic is a roo, because of him bigger comb



and this a pullet. she is smaller and has a littler comb

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

here are some more pics:

this is a roo. see his big comb and wattle and how he stands and the streamers in his tail



this is aso a roo



this is a hen, shes smaller and doesnt stand so 'proud'



another hen



hen again



i hope this helps

 

[HK CickenLittle]

oh, good idea! thanks I will add one

 

[HK CickenLittle]

Yours ar so Pretty !!!

This is Rosey or Rosco???

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

ooo, this is a tricky one!
but I would say a pullet, it has a moderate sized comb but its not really red and also the way she holds her self up

 

[aart]

How old and what breed?

A pic of the others might help for comparison.

That's a lot of comb but it's not too red, and I don't see any wattles and cockerels are usually showing more color and wattles by 5-6 weeks.

 

[HK CickenLittle]

'She" is a Red Comet Sex Link and I don't have a firm date of birth. The guy said she 3 months old. My other 3 are all different breeds - Barred Rock / Black Copper Marans / Black Sex Link. They each have tiny single edged cones that are pale. I will add a photo of her standing
.

 

[rainierpansy]

So was it a hen or a rooster?? I'm wondering the same thing about one of mine right now.

 

[SmColorInDaPan]

2nd one from the Left, 3 weeks old. Looks Roo to me...Hi, Aart!!