Is this Leghorn a rooster?

[asligting]

We got this White Leghorn at the local feed store and were told that it was a hen. Her comb has gotten quite big recently, and she is pretty noisy. No crowing, but she's always squawking. We're hoping she's not a rooster because we can't keep roosters where we live, but we're starting to worry.



This is a picture of her at 17.5 weeks. What do you think?

 

[hdowden]

looks like a pullet do you have any recent pics?? the combs on leghorns grow really quick on both sexs it could still be a cockerel

 

[asligting]

looks like a pullet do you have any recent pics?? the combs on leghorns grow really quick on both sexs it could still be a cockerel

I just took the photo 2 days ago. Our red sex link started laying 4 days ago, but still no white eggs, so that's when I really started worrying. I hope you're right. We really want to keep this one. She is full of personality.

 

[popsicle]

I predict you will find a nice white egg soon. Our production red laid her first egg before our Leghorn, but the Leghorn laid soon after.

 

[BlueCamas]

Pullet! A cockerel would have sickle/hackle/saddle feathers by now

 

[asligting]

Pullet! A cockerel would have sickle/hackle/saddle feathers by now 

Great news! We'll keep looking for white eggs. Can't wait!

 

[ChickenGrit]

I think so, too. A pretty girl.

 

[crchickens]

Yup. Our leghorn started laying about two weeks after our production reds and buff orps.

 

[Birdgirl99]

Yeah a pullet for sure also pullets and hens sqawk my rhode island red crows sometimes but she layeseggs she's 4 now but she's a pullet and remember red sex links lay like CRAZY white leghorns lay around 19 to 22 weeks so keep looking i'm sure you will find one within 1 to 4 weeks some birds take longer to lay than others it all depends on the bird

 

[MarthaW]

Do you happen to know when RIRs start laying? Ours turned 4 months today and we can hardly wait for our first egg.