I thought he was a rooster... ?

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Did it develops feathers late? Did it still have a lot of baby fluff at 1 month of age?

 

[Tiana's chickens]

Did it develops feathers late? Did it still have a lot of baby fluff at 1 month of age?

Yes it's been very slow with feather growth, it's still got feathers trying to come through

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Then that makes me think cockerel. I had a light brahma cockerel who was supposed to be a pullet and it took him a while to lose all his baby fluff. The pullets started had lost a lot of baby fluff by the time they were 2 weeks old but the cockerel hadn’t.

 

[JedJackson]

I hatched a wyandotte mix chick 12 weeks ago and I thought it was a rooster from day 1.. however 12 weeks later it still hasn't got hackle feathers although the comb has gone red.
I've heard wyandottes are notoriously hard to sex and the hens combs go red sooner than other chooks.
My friend who is a chicken expert has just told me she thinks "Mr Roo" might actually be a hen! I'm now confused out of my mind and have no idea if it's a he or she. I'm planning on keeping it no matter what though.
He/she is still trying to fit into the flock and is nervous around the hens which seems more henish to me. However I've seen he/she peck and have a go at the dog which seems more like a rooster behaviour.
Let me know what you all think. I'm pretty stumped with this one because I was so sure it was a cockerel for the last 12 weeks!

It's a slow developing cockerel, in my opinion. You'll know for sure within a few weeks.

 

[junebuggena]

Slow developing cockerel.

 

[annageckos]

Leaning towards cockerel, just slower to develop.

 

[Star and eclipsa]

I thought it's comb looked bigger than other chicks and it went red/pink really quickly too but now I've heard the Wyandotte hens can go red sooner. But also, it's only 12 weeks and already it's feet and legs are much bigger than my adult hens

My eight week old cockerel started crowing at seven weeks old.

 

[Tiana's chickens]

Undate: Yep definitely a Rooster!

 

[drumstick diva]

Cockerel

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Undate: Yep definitely a Rooster!

So you have a recent picture? I’d like to see how he looks now.