Mystery chick, any idea yet on breed or gender?

[RubySue]

Hello!
I know it may be early, a little impatient. Also noticed it’s comb is reddening. We were supposed to get a Brahma female but this chick came instead. 3 weeks old. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[Tookie]

I thinks it an Speckled Sussex.

 

[Cloverr39]

It's too early to tell the breed, but it looks like a cockerel. That comb is pretty big for a 3 week old.

 

[RubySue]

It's too early to tell the breed, but it looks like a cockerel. That comb is pretty big for a 3 week old.

Eeks, hope not. One of my favorites but I did wonder about the comb growing so fast. I hope they didn't throw in a cockerel after the packing error.

 

[Cloverr39]

Eeks, hope not. One of my favorites but I did wonder about the comb growing so fast. I hope they didn't throw in a cockerel after the packing error.

It's always the favourites that turn out to be cockerels
I am wondering if it's feathers might be growing slower that the other chicks? For some breeds they can be sexed based on feathers. I did that for my mixes a couple years back and guessed right on all of them. Might not work in this case becouse we don't know the breed. Basically cockerels sometimes grow tails a bit later than pullets and they overall grow feathers slower. But again, this isn't a 100% accurate way of telling and only works on some breeds.

 

[RubySue]

It's always the favourites that turn out to be cockerels
I am wondering if it's feathers might be growing slower that the other chicks? For some breeds they can be sexed based on feathers. I did that for my mixes a couple years back and guessed right on all of them. Might not work in this case becouse we don't know the breed. Basically cockerels sometimes grow tails a bit later than pullets and they overall grow feathers slower. But again, this isn't a 100% accurate way of telling and only works on some breeds.

I think they are all feathering fairly the same. Here it is next to an EE and a Wyandotte. Another picture it does have a good sized tail. It actually was one of the first along with my Barred rock to grow a tail.

 

[RubySue]

I have a guess… I feel like it is a Welsummer cockerel. This was its behavior shortly after we put them in the coop for the first time he did this to a couple of the other chicks. Hopefully you can see the video.

 

[Tookie]

I have a guess… I feel like it is a Welsummer cockerel. This was its behavior shortly after we put them in the coop for the first time he did this to a couple of the other chicks. Hopefully you can see the video.

Not a Welsummer cockerel, this was mine.->

 

[RubySue]

Not a Welsummer cockerel, this was mine.->
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Thanks! Can I ask what is it on my chick do you see that rules Welsummer out?

 

[RubySue]

Not a Welsummer cockerel, this was mine.->
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Here it is as a fresh baby.