Need help. Cockeral or Pullet

[donrae]

That first bird you posted is a cockerel. He's not really a red sex link, that's a one time cross of a gold rooster over a silver hen. Looks to me like someone didn't know it was a one-time deal, and bred a sex link to a sex link, thinking they'd then get sex links. It's not the case, you lose the linkage of color to gender in the second generation. You can see the darker, glossy feathers on the wing bow and in front of the tail, those are male signs. You can also see how he looks leggy and kind of gawky and unfinished, where you hen is smooth, rounded and feminine looking. That was mating behavior you saw.

where are you located?

 

[Jtfoster]

Central Florida

Now I have 1 vote for definitely pullet and 1 vote for cockeral. Definitely looks like mating behavior. This is very frustrating. I'm certain now the chicken farm lady doesn't know anything about sexing chicks. I've got 2 younger ones from her, I'm afraid they are probably cockerals too. They are about 2 months old, is that too young to tell anything? They have no noticable comb yet. Should I post pictures?

 

[Jtfoster]

Keep in mind, the hen is a couple of months older.

 

[donrae]

Florida's too far, sorry. If you were local-ish I'd hook you up with some pullets. I hate to see folks go through this over and over.

 

[Jtfoster]

Are you sure?maybe we could meet in Omaha. Just kidding, thanks for the thought.

 

[donrae]

Yeah, thanks but no. I drove back from Arkansas with my sisters last year, somehow I drew the short straw and wound up driving across the entire state of Kansas myself. In a rig with no A/C, so with the windows down conversation was problematic. I got home and 3 weeks later was diagnosed with leukemia

. Told my sisters I was never driving across Kansas again

. Hear Nebraska's not much better, so I'll just pass on that and hope you find local pullets somewhere!

I know we have several members in Florida. Have you tried the state thread in the Where am I section?