My husband wants it to be a rooster, I want it to be a hen

[MichiganWoods]

The farmer down at the grain elevator asked how old our chickens were, and when I said about 11 weeks, he asked what my hen/rooster ratio was. When I told him I wasn't sure, he said, "You mean you can't tell yet?" I sheepishly said this is the first batch of chickens we've ever raised.

Anyway... maybe you can help my husband and I over the debate raging due to this particular chicken. This was the very first EE we had hatch -- the one my husband named Obama.

I noticed cute little upside-down heart patterns starting to show up on the short rounded feathers along the base of the tail.

 

[Mesa]

I'm guessing hen because I cant see any pointy saddle feathers.

 

[Redfeathers]

My guess is hen as well.

 

[Teach97]

I would bet hen but those tail feathers are getting long!

 

[WalkingWolf]

I see 3 hens and 1 roo. BTW I wanted to name a oddball duck Obama and my wife would not let me. It was supposed to be a pekin but when it hatched it was black and yellow. Anybody tell you that you look a little like Sarah Palin??

 

[MichiganWoods]

I'm starting to get an idea of where I need to be looking for the pointy feathers now. Yes, the tail is getting quite long! That's what was throwing me.

Yeah, my father-in-law took a picture of me hunting last week and he said I sure looked like Sarah Palin in it!

 

[RooptyDoo]

Pretty sure that that is a HEN!

 

[RickiHupp]

Hen!! and OMG yes you DO resemble Sarah Palin haha

 

[the1much]

yuppers,, i say hen too

their sooooo over-rated....

 

[sandypaws]

i do see saddle feathers,, and the long tail is very roosterish..
but, not much comb or waddles..