Is this a cockerel????

[Pboots895]

Ok, I know I asked about this one earlier this week. Maybe I am just in denial, but I am not 100% convinced. He (I was told my girl is actually a boy) is 12 weeks old. So i would have expected more roosterness by now. I am no expert, but he does not seem any more aggressive than the others, he may be more curious, and he is one of the top birds. But he is really nice to me, and shouldn't he have crowed by now????

I know the person who said he is a rooster is probably right but I just want to be sure before I send him off to freezer camp tomorrow. And I am just not sure I am ready to let little Omelet go yet. If nothing else please help me put my mind at ease before I do the deed tomorrow. It's my first time. Thanks.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

At 12 weeks I'd guess cockerel.

 

[KGKin]

That's definitely a cockerel

 

[Cyan Night]

He looks like he's got one little sickle feather there, so that plus the comb and wattles at 12 weeks, I'd say boy.

 

[Kev]

rainbow ranger PULLET. rangers are bred to be bigger and mature faster so a ranger pullet is going to look bigger and 'roo' next to pullets from typical dual purpose breeds.

if you had a ranger cockerel, the difference would be so obvious- he would be far larger with much redder and bigger comb, wattles than her.

This bird is not showing any of the darker areas with shiny and pointy feathers anywhere on the wing patch, neck, back and saddle area... all the color and pattern is pullet-y. Far too often only the comb and wattle size is paid attention to with rest of the bird almost ignored.

if you like this bird, don't cull even if everybody else says roo! Rainbow Ranger Pullet!

edit: I went through your previous posts- your birds came from Hoover Hatchery and they do have rainbow rangers...

http://hoovershatchery.com/baby-chicks/rainbow-1.html

pullet pullet pullet!

 

[huntseat]

The tail feathers say cock-a-doodle-doo to me.

 

[suzannevans]

Sorry I have to agree with the majority here. Definitely sickle feathers coming in around that tail

 

[Wyandottes7]

I'm leaning towards pullet. From the pictures, I don't see any pointy hackles are saddle feathers growing in, and the face just "looks" pullet-y, even though the comb and wattles are a little red.

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm leaning towards pullet. From the pictures, I don't see any pointy hackles are saddle feathers growing in, and the face just "looks" pullet-y, even though the comb and wattles are a little red.

Agreed.

 

[Kev]

If the rainbow ranger stock is pure for barring- anybody know?- then that's another proof for this being a pullet. Barring is sex linked and has dose effect, which means in lines pure for barring, the roos will always be noticeably lighter and whiter than hens. This bird has a single dose barring.

I don't see any obvious sickles, just feathers with a curve to them, which happens on hens also.

at handling, separate the feathers on back and look for active pin feathers(aka blood feathers). look at the tip of feathers coming out of those- rounded tips and looks same as current feathers- female. pointy, darker, shinier and much narrower- male. it looks like there's a large patch of either heavily molted or regrowing after being plucked feathers on the saddle area(most obvious in second pic) there's no obvious roo feathers in this area.. should be a fair number at this age.