Sorry lol I know it’s a lot of photos but I wanted you to have the best idea. We did trim some crest feathers by the eyes because she couldn’t see well. It’s pretty clear which feathers were trimmed. Let me know what you think!
From the appearance, I would have guessed female at this time.
But crowing means it is almost certainly male. Crowing hens are rare, and crowing pullets are even more rare. (And if crowing is a problem, then it will be a problem no matter what gender the bird actually is.)
I expect the male saddle feathers will start coming in fairly soon, and then he'll look more masculine.
For anyone not familiar with saddle feathers: they grow on the bird's back, in front of the tail, and eventually hang down on both sides of the tail. On most males, the saddle feathers are long and slender and have pointed ends. On a female those feathers are wider, shorter, and have broad rounded ends. This refers to the shape of the actual feather, not the markings-- some hens have pointy markings on the rounded feather, which makes it harder to see the actual shape. A young chick will initially grow "female" shaped feathers there, no matter what gender the chick is. And a few breeds (like Sebrights, but not Polish) have hen-feathered roosters, who always have the "female" shaped feathers.
