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

[ChcknNurse]

Just saw Junebuggena's reply to ThreeHens2 and I imagine that I probably need to wait a few more weeks to be sure too. Still, if anyone has any thoughts, I'd be interested.

My Wyandotte is BLR, but she did not have so much red at that age, nor wattles...

 

[Kharis]

Hi there! I have four Red Speckled Sussex. Three have longer, straighter tails. One has a shorter, rounded tail. All four have light pink combs and waddles. Any thoughts on sex? None have crowed yet (I did have an EE roo that I'm re-homing tomorrow because I can't have a rooster).

 

[Faraday40]

Hi there! I have four Red Speckled Sussex. Three have longer, straighter tails. One has a shorter, rounded tail. All four have light pink combs and waddles. Any thoughts on sex? None have crowed yet (I did have an EE roo that I'm re-homing tomorrow because I can't have a rooster). View attachment 1066531 View attachment 1066532 View attachment 1066534 View attachment 1066535 View attachment 1066536

It depends on age. My female SS is 17 weeks & looks like yours. The comb/wattles of a male would be much larger by 15 weeks. If they're only 5-6 weeks old, then that's not a good sign.

 

[Kharis]

It depends on age. My female SS is 17 weeks & looks like yours. The comb/wattles of a male would be much larger by 15 weeks. If they're only 5-6 weeks old, then that's not a good sign.

These guys are almost 12 weeks old. All have some variation of combs/waddles. None are huge or bright red, though I would say the one we're calling Burt (with the more rounded tail) is a little bit larger.

 

[Chels21]

I have a barred rock chicken in my flock that I've been questioning for a while now whether it's a hen or roo. Lafaunda is 18 weeks old, and her comb and waddles have developed faster, and are a lot more red than the other girls. She's kind of grumpy, is the dominant one of the group, and is always squawking at me. I don't know if that matters lol, but thought I would share that also.

The last pic is one of a different hen to show what the other ladies combs/waddles look like

 

[junebuggena]

Hi there! I have four Red Speckled Sussex. Three have longer, straighter tails. One has a shorter, rounded tail. All four have light pink combs and waddles. Any thoughts on sex? None have crowed yet (I did have an EE roo that I'm re-homing tomorrow because I can't have a rooster). View attachment 1066531 View attachment 1066532 View attachment 1066534 View attachment 1066535 View attachment 1066536

Pullets.

 

[junebuggena]

I have a barred rock chicken in my flock that I've been questioning for a while now whether it's a hen or roo. Lafaunda is 18 weeks old, and her comb and waddles have developed faster, and are a lot more red than the other girls. She's kind of grumpy, is the dominant one of the group, and is always squawking at me. I don't know if that matters lol, but thought I would share that also.

The last pic is one of a different hen to show what the other ladies combs/waddles look like

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Pullets.

 

[Miss717]

What does anyone think? Seven weeks old.

 

[junebuggena]

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What does anyone think? Seven weeks old.

Not sure about the first two. Second two, with the huge rose combs, are definitely males.

 

[Miss717]

Not sure about the first two. Second two, with the huge rose combs, are definitely males.

Really? Even with the difference in tail feathers? Just checking.