My "Puckerel"

[MotherOfChickens]

Yes, please let us know what your gender-confused chicken decides!

Hahahahaha! Hence why I calll it a Puckerel lol

 

[MotherOfChickens]

Fingers crossed!

It's ok if it is a cockerel.... Im Just getting impatient lol

 

[MaryZoe]

It's ok if it is a cockerel.... Im Just getting impatient lol

Just found this photo online. It's supposed to be a cockerel--don't know the age, but it looks a little younger than yours. There are no clear hackles, though, and its comb is smallish. But its tail is more developed than yours. In other words, it's not much help. Haha!

 

[TheTwoRoos]

No,saddle fetahers are much more shinier,and gleamier and are pointy at the ends.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

I think it's a pullet. The SS pullet I have has slightly pointed saddle feathers, like yours. Also this is my cockerel who is 14 weeks old for comparison. I would think if it was a cockerel, it would have gotten saddle feathers & tried to crow, but I'm not sure.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

Just found this photo online. It's supposed to be a cockerel--don't know the age, but it looks a little younger than yours. There are no clear hackles, though, and its comb is smallish. But its tail is more developed than yours. In other words, it's not much help. Haha!

It has a lot of it's partridge patterning and no speckles... My guess it is less than 2 months old (if I go according to my SS babies feathering)

I loved your last sentence! Hahahaha

 

[MotherOfChickens]

I think it's a pullet. The SS pullet I have has slightly pointed saddle feathers, like yours. Also this is my cockerel who is 14 weeks old for comparison. I would think if it was a cockerel, it would have gotten saddle feathers & tried to crow, but I'm not sure.
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Wow! He is gorgeous!

I have a Welsummer cockerel that is the same age as this SS and he looks like a full grown rooster already!

 

[MotherOfChickens]

No,saddle fetahers are much more shinier,and gleamier and are pointy at the ends.

They should be like they are on my Welsummer... that is what I thought. Those weird tail feathers just throw me off... guess she is a tomboy lol

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Wow! He is gorgeous!

I have a Welsummer cockerel that is the same age as this SS and he looks like a full grown rooster already!
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Thank you! Your welsummer is also very handsome!

 

[MROO]

Exactly! It doesnt have the cockerel hackles and saddles... I have dug through searching, lol... but I just have no freakin clue lol

I have a little gold-laced Sebright that pulled the same stunt for a while. He even had the "experts" stumped for awhile there. In fact, before he finally developed a full-blown crow, we were calling him RuPaul, because no one could tell what gender he was simply by looks. He is now, officially, Junior, because he is the spitting image of his big brother.