Is CoCo a hen or a rooster?

[Bock-Bock-Bagock]

Picked up 3 barnyard breed chickens from a local farm.
2 pullets and one laying hen.
I can't remember how old she estimated the pullets to be. I believe the second pullet, Sage, is laying now. I saw her in the nesting box and there was an egg there later that wasn't before.
I already have two laying hens. One started molting in November and I don't believe she is currently laying.
So currently I believe CoCo isn't laying yet. Or...Is a rooster in the making.
Because she is a barnyard mix, and the lady had silkies, easter eggers, a bunch of randoms, I'm unsure if she has silky because her poof.
I assume that because she has such a tiny comb and wattles, as well as her tail feathers and saddle, she is a girl, just slow to lay eggs. Her feathers seem more squared. I understand males will have more pointed feathers.

 

[Jener8or]

She's female. Looks like a Silkie cross, just taking her time to lay. She might wait until the days get longer.

 

[CombNWattles]

CoCo is definitely a hen!

 

[Bock-Bock-Bagock]

She's female. Looks like a Silkie cross, just taking her time to lay. She might wait until the days get longer.

I assume she has silkie in her. I like the little poofs. I debated on adding light in the coop in the evening. Currently gets dark at 4:30-5. However, I read that laying like it's summer all year round causes them to live shorter (possibly). Having the break in winter, they live longer and will lay for a longer period of their life. Not sure if there's truth to that.

 

[Jener8or]

I assume she has silkie in her. I like the little poofs. I debated on adding light in the coop in the evening. Currently gets dark at 4:30-5. However, I read that laying like it's summer all year round causes them to live shorter (possibly). Having the break in winter, they live longer and will lay for a longer period of their life. Not sure if there's truth to that.

Yeah, I'm not sure. I'd assume they would be like people and just stop their egg laying/producing cycle and it wouldn't affect their lifespan, but I have heard that, too.

She's a pretty chicken.

 

[Bock-Bock-Bagock]

Yeah, I'm not sure. I'd assume they would be like people and just stop their egg laying/producing cycle and it wouldn't affect their lifespan, but I have heard that, too.

She's a pretty chicken.

Thanks. I've read conflicting opinions on it. I haven't seen anything scientific. But it does seem to me it's better to keep them on a natural cycle. One big point I took away is that it's good to have that break during the winter.

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Female!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

She’s definitely a pullet. Since she’s not laying yet she’ll probably wait until spring to start. I too like giving my hens a break in the winter, I feel like they deserve it after laying all the rest of the year. Sometimes they’ll lay even without supplemental light as well, especially if they’re younger.