Is this White Leghorn a Rooster?

[Nwestra]

Please help me figure out if this sweet bird is a roo! He/she is approximately 5 months old. Allegedly from the same breeder as the other White Leghorn who is clearly a hen. He/she hasn't crowed, but look at that comb and tail! And he/she is much more narrow bodied than my big girl. Neck and saddle feathers are the same shape as the pullet.

The first three photos are the chicken in question. The second 3 are the pullet to compare to who is clearly female.

Chicken in question





Female to compare to

 

[Pyxis]

I'm confused by the order of the pictures, but all birds pictures are pullets. Your five month old leghorn's comb and wattles are growing and turning red because she is coming into lay.

 

[Nwestra]

Sorry about the order. I have made things more clear now.

 

[dolly85]

At 5 months the bird in question is a hen. She looks like she'll give you eggs any day now!

 

[Nwestra]

Hallelujah! She is just so much different from the other one. Allegedly they came from the same breeder, and I pulled them out of the same cage, and they were listed as the same breed. But they are built entirely different.

They are all showing signs of laying soon! 'Bout time they start earning their keep

Thank you!

 

[dolly85]

They are built different, in fact, don't be suprised if the heavier bird gives you light brown eggs. Her body shape and small comb look more like a white rock. The bird in question looks like a leghorn with her lighter narrow body and large comb.

 

[donrae]

They're both female.

I think the difference you're seeing is different breeds. The heavier bird is either a white Rock or a mixed breed. She's not a Leghorn. will probably give you brown or cream colored eggs, not the stark white of the Leghorn.

 

[BantamLover21]

Looks like a pullet to me, too.

 

[106 chickens]

In my opinion I would say a female pullet

 

[drumstick diva]

Both are pullets but different breeds - white rock & white leghorn