Not red comb wattles- maybe a hen still?

[jenn-]

It has white earlobes, so I guess it must be a BCM x Leghorn heh.

I really can't see any hackle feathers, but the black may hide them (*if the neck feathers are thin and pointy, stringy, it is a male for sure*). The wing carriage and general posture appear to me to be like a pullet. The tail appears to be taking the form of the Leghorn, and since I'm not familiar with Leghorns or BCM's I can't really use that as a guide.

I'm still on the fence and waiting for some experts.   

Thank you for your reply. I was thinking that the yellow legs of the leghorn was a dominant trait, but I'm a newbie so I really don't know. Right now the neck feathers still look immature. Do you happen to know of a chart that shows a typical progression of feathering?

I'm thinking cockerel.

Thanks.

 

[Toddrick]

I don't know of any chart about the progression. I do know that the hackles were the first noticeable male feathering in mine, followed by the sickles, then the saddles I think. A hen has none of these, and is more consistent from head to tail (although some breeds have longer or more erect tail feathers like the Leghorn).

 

[jenn-]

I don't know of any chart about the progression. I do know that the hackles were the first noticeable male feathering in mine, followed by the sickles, then the saddles I think. A hen has none of these, and is more consistent from head to tail (although some breeds have longer or more erect tail feathers like the Leghorn).

That picture helps a lot. Thank you. Are the hackle feathers down the chest or all around their neck?

 

[Toddrick]

The hackles are the black feathers in the diagram above. The image below may be more useful. It is a lot easier to see them when the bird is not one solid color.

 

[jenn-]

The hackles are the black feathers in the diagram above. The image below may be more useful. It is a lot easier to see them when the bird is not one solid color.

That picture is much easier to see. Thank you for all of the help. Now to go home and catch her so I can get a better look at the feathers.

 

[Toddrick]

That picture is much easier to see. Thank you for all of the help. Now to go home and catch her so I can get a better look at the feathers.

See how the wing points down on the rooster? Hens wings fold straight back like a typical Robin or other bird of flight, but not roosters. Part of that is caused by their more upright stance, but I think it is more than that. The problem is that I don't know when they start pointing down, since young cockerels carry their wings more like a hen I think. Maybe they fold down after the saddle feathers come in. If someone more knowledgeable can comment on that to clear things up, then it could be a useful way to easily determine sex, depending on age.

Like I said, yours carries itself like a hen still as far as I can tell. I'm not sure whether that has any significance though at this point.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Looks like a cockerel.