I was told rooster is it a roo or pullet?

[Hayliem01]

I see a very pretty pullet

are you saying pullet by the comb or do u see any rounded neck/butt feathers ? (The person who said it was a young roo said they seen pointy hackle feathers)

 

[ChickenChick46]

The mom is a barred rock, with the choice of about 4-5 possible roosters as the possible father which were barnyard mix, Easter egger, Rhode Island Red, splash laced red Wyandotte, and white leghorn

I know very little about chicken genetics and what those resulting crosses would look like. But I definitely think your bird is a pullet at its age.

 

[nuthatched]

Pullet, there's no evidence of male specific coloring, comb or feathers

 

[ChickQueen77]

how I can tell is
1- the comb
2- the hackle feathers
3- saddle/back feathers
4- tail

here is a pic of my purebred barred rock roo

his hackle feathers are pointy and long his saddle/back feathers are long and his tail is curved then look at my leghorn pullet

look on her where the circled parts are on the roo
she is probably about the same age as your pullet her hackles aren't very long or pointy and her saddle/back feathers aren't long and her tail just sticks up not curved like my roosters tail


I think the leghorn is her dad

 

[Hayliem01]

Pullet, there's no evidence of male specific coloring, comb or feather

are you saying pullet by the comb or do u see any rounded neck/butt feathers ? (The person who said it was a young roo said they seen pointy hackle feathers)

 

[Hayliem01]

how I can tell is
1- the comb
2- the hackle feathers
3- saddle/back feathers
4- tail

here is a pic of my purebred barred rock roo
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his hackle feathers are pointy and long his saddle/back feathers are long and his tail is curved then look at my leghorn pullet

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look on her where the circled parts are on the roo
she is probably about the same age as your pullet her hackles aren't very long or pointy and her saddle/back feathers aren't long and her tail just sticks up not curved like my roosters tail


I think the leghorn is her dad

There definitely is that possibility! I know the person said it’s hackle feathers were pointy which is what led them to think a rooster but with how small it’s comb still is i was still questioning it haha

 

[K0k0shka]

This is definitely a pullet. At that age a male wouldn't have such a minimal and pale comb and wattles. Regardless of the feathers, the head gear alone is a dead giveaway.

 

[nuthatched]

There definitely is that possibility! I know the person said it’s hackle feathers were pointy which is what led them to think a rooster but with how small it’s comb still is i was still questioning it haha

Neck feathers are easy to missee on a bird that age.

 

[ParanoidAndroid]

It does look like a Pullet, which is confusing because if only the Mother is Barred then only the Male Offspring should be Barred.

 

[Hayliem01]

It does look like a Pullet, which is confusing because if only the Mother is Barred then only the Male Offspring should be Barred.

See that’s where I’m lost too cuz i only read it they could produce the barring gene to a rooster if it was over a solid rooster not sure if it would apply if there was multiple roosters like Easter egger, RIR, white leghorn, barnyard mix, and splash laced red Wyandotte