Mystery Marans

[everythingjane]

I was sure this was a hen until very recently.. All of my roosters have big combs and wattles. But this "hen" is looking suspicious to me.. Thoughts?
4 months old. It's the only one of the chickens with messed up tail feathers. Any possibility this is a hen?
Thanks in advance!

 

[donrae]

Saddle feathers don't lie, that's a rooster.

 

[DuckGirl77]

Interesting that his comb is so small, but, yeah, you've got a rooster.

 

[Alexandra33]

Cockerel!

~Alex

 

[donrae]

Yeah, with that small comb and funky tail I wouldn't use him for breeding at all, unless you're just wanting to mess around with the white genetics and not purebred birds.

 

[summerb123]

I was sure this was a hen until very recently.. All of my roosters have big combs and wattles. But this "hen" is looking suspicious to me.. Thoughts?
4 months old. It's the only one of the chickens with messed up tail feathers. Any possibility this is a hen?
Thanks in advance!

that is odd...your cockerel has the comb of a pullet but its a cockerel saddle feathers are a dead give away!

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with donrae

 

[BantamFan4Life]

cockerel