My supposedly sexed hen looks like a rooster???

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I bought 4 hens from tractor supply they were al supposed to be sexxed as hens I've noticed "her" chasing the other ladies around and pushing around "being demanding" she's always been aa but of a bully to humans and a mean bird but i never thought she was a he. I have pictures attached I feel like her comb is way to big to be a a girl but I'm not sure please help!!! All of the other chickens are about her age but there combs are all small?
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I bought 4 hens from tractor supply they were al supposed to be sexxed as hens I've noticed "her" chasing the other ladies around and pushing around "being demanding" she's always been aa but of a bully to humans and a mean bird but i never thought she was a he. I have pictures attached I feel like her comb is way to big to be a a girl but I'm not sure please help!!! All of the other chickens are about her age but there combs are all small?View attachment 3911153View attachment 3911154View attachment 3911155View attachment 3911152
Also she has never crowed before its mostly just in appearance and attitude
 
That looks like a pullet. When you have no Roos you often end up with one hen that tends to take charge. As far as combs go you can’t compare combs and wattles between different breeds. Some breeds the hens will have huge combs and wattles while other breeds they will have barely anything.
 
I have pictures attached I feel like her comb is way to big to be a a girl but I'm not sure please help!!! All of the other chickens are about her age but there combs are all small?
Welcome to BYC! :frow

The others look like Silkie crosses which would have a different and smaller comb types.

What is the age?

In the last pic.. I can't make out comb or face at all but those feather colors in the corner are *kinda* screaming cockerel.. with the red shoulders.
 
Agreed, we really need to know the age to decide whether this is a cockerel (male) or a pullets about to lay. If you know what breed she's supposed to be that may help too, although tsc is notorious for mixing up breeds.

Right now, I'd guess maybe a white Plymouth rock pullet. The comb and wattles are big, but females of single combed breeds often have large combs. It's not uncommon for single combed hens to have combs so large they flop over.

I'd be more concerned about the bird in the lower right corner of that last photo. Can't see enough to say one way or the other, but those colors are often found in male specific feather patterns
 

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