Light Brahma of questionable gender

[manychitlens]

Hi again I posted earlier about my blue orpington chick, and now I would love some expert opinions on my 4 week old light brahma. This is Lightening Speed. I tried to get a full body profile, but this one lives up to the name my 5 year old gave it and is too quick. I can take more (or better) photos with my actual camera if necessary.

In the last week or so, this chick has started flying at the other chicks, and posturing/confronting everyone, which is making me leery. It does it ALL THE TIME. I know females can also do this, but I've also been reading a lot about the feathering of light brahmas, and many of the 4 week olds that I've been looking at have lost the fluff on their heads, where this one hasn't. It might be too early to tell, and I know nothing is for sure, but just looking for any educated guesses since this is a pretty common breed. This is a hatchery 'pullet', one of only 2 chicks that I couldn't resist before my order from the breeder got here, lol. Thanks in advance!

I was trying to get a shot of the legs in this one below, they are very thick. But, I know it's a large breed, so maybe that doesn't mean anything.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Its to young to tell, but, if you go by the "three rows of peas" rule used on pea combed breeds, that would indicate that yours is a male. However, its not 100% and I would hang on to it for a while to be sure.

 

[manychitlens]

Its to young to tell, but, if you go by the "three rows of peas" rule used on pea combed breeds, that would indicate that yours is a male. However, its not 100% and I would hang on to it for a while to be sure.

I'm glad you mentioned that actually, because I was researching that some. Is that true for all pea combed breeds, or just EE's? I must not have been searching properly because I couldn't find an answer for that. Do you know?

 

[BantamLover21]

Its to young to tell, but, if you go by the "three rows of peas" rule used on pea combed breeds, that would indicate that yours is a male. However, its not 100% and I would hang on to it for a while to be sure.

x2

 

[Wyandottes7]

Its to young to tell, but, if you go by the "three rows of peas" rule used on pea combed breeds, that would indicate that yours is a male. However, its not 100% and I would hang on to it for a while to be sure.

x3

 

[manychitlens]

Thank you all. Hopefully it's just trying to trick me with the comb and the behavior, and will just turn out to be a bossy, big-combed hen. LOL!