Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

[HeavensHens88]

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[junebuggena]

Hi everyone, I was sure my barred rock was a boy. Now I'm second guessing myself after reading more in this thread.
I posted in my own thread last night also sorry if reposting is a no no.
He's 7 weeks almost 8.

He's not a Barred Rock, but a Black sexlink cockerel.

 

[debid]

The first two are of the same bird. Last picture I suspect is a cockerel? Approximately 4/5 week old white leghorns.

Leghorns can have giant combs. So don't go by comb size, go by color. I don't see any red so they're probably pullets as the males tend to be obvious early on but two more weeks will make it much more certain.

 

[WVduckchick]

Yep, I ordered them as day old hatchlings from Meyers the first week of January.

So really only 3-1/2 months. Personally, I'm going against what everyone else said and say you may have a late blooming cockerel. I thought I saw a couple long tail feathers that the pullets don't get. But I bet you will know for sure in a couple more weeks, either way.

ETA - how many others did you get, and how does this one compare to them?

 

[Ohmyheart]

Then it's a cockerel. Waaay too much comb development for a pullet that age.

Thank you. I thought so but these are my first chickens.

He's not a Barred Rock, but a Black sexlink cockerel.

Thank you very much.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

oops I thought I put it in. He's 7 weeks almost 8.

Definitely male.

 

[Ohmyheart]

Definitely male.

Thank you, I was really getting confused. So much reading and pictures to match him up with.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

So really only 3-1/2 months. Personally, I'm going against what everyone else said and say you may have a late blooming cockerel. I thought I saw a couple long tail feathers that the pullets don't get. But I bet you will know for sure in a couple more weeks, either way.

ETA - how many others did you get, and how does this one compare to them?

I'm thinking it could be a late bloomer as well - tail feather mean nothing at this age, when they're going through all the juvenile molts. But the comb is pretty red, and that breed is known to mature more slow.

 

[FlockyFeathers]

Thank you!

 

[thlayli]

So really only 3-1/2 months.  Personally, I'm going against what everyone else said and say you may have a late blooming cockerel.  I thought I saw a couple long tail feathers that the pullets don't get.  But I bet you will know for sure in a couple more weeks, either way.

ETA - how many others did you get, and how does this one compare to them?

I'm thinking it could be a late bloomer as well - tail feather mean nothing at this age, when they're going through all the juvenile molts. But the comb is pretty red, and that breed is known to mature more slow.

I got 15 others. One died in transit when I first got them, and I gave away two others since I wasn't planning on keeping all 16 anyway. I have two other lavenders that are bigger than this one but they have very small pink combs and are pretty docile. The rest are RIRs, buff Orpingtons, a BA and two copper marans. The copper Marans, RIRs, and BA are definitely female. The buffs I'm 99% sure on since they have like zero comb development and no dominance in the flock, so that left the Lavenders, and that one in particular.