OEG Bantam Gender 12wks Old

[toasty76]

Wondering if anyone can tell the gender of this Old English Game Bantam from below progression of photos:

4wks

6wks

7wks

9wks

10wks


12wks

Thanks.

 

[sourland]

You have a pretty little pullet.

 

[Reliablesquirrel]

Looks like a pullet!

 

[toasty76]

You have a pretty little pullet.

Thanks for your help!

I've been thinking River was a boy this whole time due to behaviour. But then looking at the photos on here the males seem to have definite comb development by this age (way earlier in fact).

Are the pullets quite feisty as well with this breed? Chest bumping other chick (pictured in last photo) from 5wks, and even tried to chest bump my adult Pekin rooster at 7wks old. River is my first experience with the breed and I'm learning how much I don't know!

 

[Reliablesquirrel]

I’m not sure about the breed, but we had a little pullet ( a cuckoo maran) who we were sure would turn out a roo due to her behaviour, but she was just a bossy girl!

 

[sourland]

Pullets as well as cockerels will chest bump, flare hackles, and mock fight - it's all play and social structure determination to them.

 

[toasty76]

Pullets as well as cockerels will chest bump, flare hackles, and mock fight - it's all play and social structure determination to them.

Amazing, that does make sense. My other chick Pebbles started returning the chest bumping a few weeks ago, I'm pretty certain she's a pullet too. They're the same age.



Well thank you so much you've been so helpful.

 

[Painted Calls]

Pullet. Where did she come from?

 

[mamabear6810]

Lady. My OEGB roos get combs big and red very early. By 6weeks i always know if an OEGB is boy or girl, but usually around 4 weeks it is obvious even.