Is this a rooster or hen

[sourland]

You have two cockerels.

How do you know.

Early comb development and male specific feathering in their saddle and hackle areas.

 

[Chickie_Momma_91]

And sickle feathers, like how his middle tail feathers are long and curve down.

 

[Therese Brown]

My Sapphire roo is easy to see saddle feather shape because of his coloration. You’re looking for more stout legs, long/pointy/thin/cascading saddle feathers (behind wings, from back area), pointy and thinner hackle feathers (from neck down). Also earlier comb development is a good indicator.

I see it. Yours is very pronounced and I appreciate the highlighted areas to pat attention to. Thank you

 

[Chickie_Momma_91]

I see it. Yours is very pronounced and I appreciate the highlighted areas to pat attention to. Thank you

He’s at least 17 weeks, maybe older, and the more pronounced feathers started recently. My RIR roo was slower to have “male” feathering and his saddles are almost more hair and less oiled feathers and are like a light corkscrew, they don’t lay flat. Super odd looking tbh.

 

[Chickie_Momma_91]

I see it. Yours is very pronounced and I appreciate the highlighted areas to pat attention to. Thank you

Excuse the mounds of poo but here’s my RIR

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

I see two cockerels.