Olive egger stance- could this mean Roo?

[Renn]

hello! We recently bought 10 baby chicks, 2 of each breed we wanted. I've noticed one of the olive eggers has a completely different stance then the rest of the chicks. I know I've read on here (what a great place this is!) that when the stand upright like this they could be boys. They are only about 4.5 weeks old maybe 5. His "sibling" the other olive egger is the grey one in the pictures. The grey one feather in quickly but as you can tell with this one it still barely has any feathers and has a more upright lanky posture. Are these signs of a roo?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

IMHO, no. The primary signs of a rooster on young chicks is longer/thicker legs(of the same breed), faster growing comb and as they mature, hackle and wing feathers that are more pointed than rounded and curved tail feathers.

 

[peopleRanimals2]

The three row comb rule is not 100% accurate, so don't make a decision solely based on that.

 

[Chickassan]

Roosters usually tend to look a little greasy when they feather out compared to hens so if it feathers out super shiny chances are its a fella.

 

[peopleRanimals2]

IMHO, no. The primary signs of a rooster on young chicks is longer/thicker legs(of the same breed), faster growing comb and as they mature, hackle and wing feathers that are more pointed than rounded and curved tail feathers.

Also, slower to feather out.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

What does catch my eye and attention is the comb bud on this chick...can you get a good clear comb shot?

 

[Renn]

Well this one is defienelty slower to feather out, it's the only one that looks more "naked" lol. I hope it's a pullet though! I know only time will tell.

 

[Renn]

Here are some comb shots

What does catch my eye and attention is the comb buff on this chick...can you get a good clear comb shot?

Here are some comb shots best I could get.

 

[peopleRanimals2]

The comb is a little large.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

That's a pretty fleshy defined comb for the age of the chick