Leghorn rooster or hen?

Chantally

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We have a leghorn at home and we aren't allowed to keep roosters. Kindly needing assistance as to whether this one is a rooster or a hen. It has the long neck and bottom tail feathers of a rooster but has the back and tail of a hen? We are so uncertain and need help. We unfortunately don't know how old it is and were told it's a hen.
 

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I can't make out any male feathering. Did you just get the one bird, or did you get multiple?

I'm guessing female, unless it's younger than 15 wo.
Just one leghorn, the rest are other breeds
 
Good Day
We have a leghorn at home and we aren't allowed to keep roosters. Kindly needing assistance as to whether this one is a rooster or a hen. It has the long neck and bottom tail feathers of a rooster but has the back and tail of a hen? We are so uncertain and need help. We unfortunately don't know how old it is and were told it's a hen.
That's a female.
 
She has started mounting the other hens now so I am a bit worried it is not a female? She is our newest chicken to the flock and hasnt crowed yet.
 
In my opinion that looks like a female, due to the short size of spur nubs, the position she is holding herself, and the majority of rounded feathers. She does have saddle-looking feathers near her tail, but that is somewhat common for this breed.
 

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