Light Brahma chick - hen, roo, or too early to tell?

[fl-chicken-tender]

Hello! I have a 3 1/2 week old Light Brahma chick named Casper that I'm starting to wonder about.

Casper is feathering a lot slower than my other 14 birds, but is double the size of the others. I only have the one Brahma and it's my first time with this breed, so I'm not sure if it's typical for the fluffier birds to develop a bit slower. No comb or wattle development yet, but none of the birds have them.

I'm curious about your guesses! I know it's probably too early to tell, and I'm happy to post updates as the bird grows up. Casper lives up to their name and is the friendliest little ghost. Loves to perch on me

 

[Tookie]

Its much too early to tell. Although I did have a cockerel who feathered in very slowly, but that is not a reliable way to tell gender. Update when he/she is 8 weeks old.

 

[3KillerBs]

Slow development is normal for Brahmas.

When I got the first birds for the country flock I had 2 Brahma chicks who were 2 weeks old in with the 3-day-old chicks. Within a week you could barely tell they were older and within a month the faster-developing breeds overtook them.

 

[Purelychicks]

Hi! It’s too early to tell, BUT based on the comb, and wings it looks to be a pullet, update 7-9 weeks though. Then we can tell better by the comb and wattle color aswell as the comb and if they have a small small bump where the spur would be.

 

[fl-chicken-tender]

Thanks for the info, everyone!
I'll update with more pictures in a couple weeks.
For now, please enjoy Casper looking like a T-Rex.

The other birds got SO many feathers this week, but she's still all fuzz. Hopefully she catches up soon, or we're going to have a house chicken this winter

 

[fl-chicken-tender]

Just wanted to share an update - two weeks later, and Casper is finally starting to get some feathers! I'm very glad, it looks like she'll be able to go outside with the others in two more weeks.

I'm optimistic that she's a pullet at this point, but I've also convinced my spouse to let me keep Casper if I'm wrong and we end up with more roosters than we can handle

Casper is still the friendliest out of our flock and I've grown attached

 

[Tookie]

Just wanted to share an update - two weeks later, and Casper is finally starting to get some feathers! I'm very glad, it looks like she'll be able to go outside with the others in two more weeks.

I'm optimistic that she's a pullet at this point, but I've also convinced my spouse to let me keep Casper if I'm wrong and we end up with more roosters than we can handle

Casper is still the friendliest out of our flock and I've grown attached

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I'm thinking pullet as of right now, but could you get a comb picture?
He/she is about 5 1/2 weeks old now, right?

 

[fl-chicken-tender]

I'm thinking pullet as of right now, but could you get a comb picture?
He/she is about 5 1/2 weeks old now, right?

Right! About 5 1/2 weeks
These are the best comb pictures I could get right now
No redness, and there's no wattle development yet, which is why I'm leaning towards hen right now

 

[Tookie]

Right! About 5 1/2 weeks
These are the best comb pictures I could get right now
No redness, and there's no wattle development yet, which is why I'm leaning towards hen right now
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Honestly I'm not quite sure, you're going to have to update again in a couple more weeks.
I'm a bit suspicious about that comb though....

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

You'll need to wait until 8 weeks minimum to get a proper guess on the Brahma Some oddballs just don't develop into obvious cockerels until 8-12 weeks. That being said, it's not showing any cockerel traits yet, but some could appear in a few weeks