Light brahma rooster or hen?

[haley183]

Some friends gave us one of their light brahma chickens that they said was a rooster. Now I'm starting to think he is really a pullet. He doesn't look like a rooster to me, but I just can't decide. I don't have any other brahmas to compare him to. Our friends are new to chicken keeping so I wonder if they made a mistake. He's almost 18 weeks old. Thoughts? Thanks!

 

[brahmabreeder]

His tail looks male to me.

 

[BantamLover21]

I think I see pointed saddle and hackle feathers, and the beginnings of sickle feathers in the tail. So I'd say that you have a rooster.

 

[bantygirl]

Looks like saddle freathers I have to agree

 

[Kelsie2290]

X4 he is a roo, looks like he has pointy saddle feathers coming in.

 

[haley183]

Thanks everybody! I guess light brahma roosters' combs and wattles develop later. I have a black copper maran cockerel who's not much older who already has a huge comb and wattle.

 

[Frankie Ruiz]

deffinetly a rooster. they grow huge i would use him for soup ! lol

 

[donrae]

Brahmas are slow to mature. The roosters often don't crow or mate until after 6 months, they just take a while to catch up to their size. that's a male.

 

[clairegareth]

He is a rooster i have a Brahma cross and he looks the same just diff colour plus hens tails always point upwards unless they are ill and roosters are like a ball with pointed feathers