Is my starlight chicken a rooster?

[Vlfrye11]

This thread has been so helpful! I am new here and to chickens. I have 5 SGE (5 Sapphire gems and 2 keets).

3 of the SGE are yellow/cream colored, one is a dark brown splashed, and one lighter tan speckled. The lighter tan has feathered feet and has a larger redder comb than the rest. It seems more out going and always the first to come up to me. Debating if it may be a roo?

 

[FunClucks]

This thread has been so helpful! I am new here and to chickens. I have 5 SGE (5 Sapphire gems and 2 keets).

3 of the SGE are yellow/cream colored, one is a dark brown splashed, and one lighter tan speckled. The lighter tan has feathered feet and has a larger redder comb than the rest. It seems more out going and always the first to come up to me. Debating if it may be a roo?

So, since your SGE has feathered feet, I'm going to say it's not an SGE. Those don't have feathered feet. Where did you get the chicks? Sometimes there's a mixup at the feed store, if you got them there. How old is the bird you have pictured? 6-8 wks is usually the soonest you can be sure you have a roo, although some show up sooner.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

I found some more info on egg color genetics and testing birds for it on a silverrudds page, if anyone is curious:

https://www.silveruddsblue.org/testing-for-blue-egg-gene

 

[bmaxim13]

Here is an update on my two...I'm thinking they are both roosters now . They are a little over 10 weeks...those long tail feathers have me thinking roosters. Pluto is next to one of our barred rocks which is the same age.

 

[3KillerBs]

Here is an update on my two...I'm thinking they are both roosters now . They are a little over 10 weeks...those long tail feathers have me thinking roosters. Pluto is next to one of our barred rocks which is the same age.

Combs like that at 10 weeks? Yeah, they're boys.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

I have three starlight green eggers. Two of my girls have similar coloring and sized combs. My third starlight, Coconut, has white brown splash(?) coloring and a much larger comb. Coconut is also much more likely to square up against the other chickens but overall has a great temperament. They’re about 6 or 7 weeks old from TSC where they were straight run pullets. Based on images we’ve seen, we can’t figure out if Coconut is actually a rooster. Thoughts?

Cockerel for sure

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Here is an update on my two...I'm thinking they are both roosters now . They are a little over 10 weeks...those long tail feathers have me thinking roosters. Pluto is next to one of our barred rocks which is the same age.

Sorry, they both are boys

 

[Joey88x]

I have three starlight green eggers. Two of my girls have similar coloring and sized combs. My third starlight, Coconut, has white brown splash(?) coloring and a much larger comb. Coconut is also much more likely to square up against the other chickens but overall has a great temperament. They’re about 6 or 7 weeks old from TSC where they were straight run pullets. Based on images we’ve seen, we can’t figure out if Coconut is actually a rooster. Thoughts?

Hey I'm not sure exactly what's going on but I have the same thing going on with one of my eight that are about 14 weeks old now and everything that it is doing is prevalent in roosters of any of the breeds. It looks completely different in color, comb, size, and attitude. Hope this helps.

 

[Ladybird CA]

Looks like my starlight green Egger cockerel that I had to rehome. Here’s a picture of him at 9 weeks. Sold as a pullet at Peavey Mart (chicks came from Hoovers)

 

[DaisyM]

I have three starlight green eggers. Two of my girls have similar coloring and sized combs. My third starlight, Coconut, has white brown splash(?) coloring and a much larger comb. Coconut is also much more likely to square up against the other chickens but overall has a great temperament. They’re about 6 or 7 weeks old from TSC where they were straight run pullets. Based on images we’ve seen, we can’t figure out if Coconut is actually a rooster. Thoughts?

I have starlights from ts as well. Sure enough one of mine was a rooster. He is super cute and a good rooster. Your looks like a rooster to me also. Because of his comb and wattles compared to the others