One hen (?) with a large comb

[farmerhadley]

Hi! This is my first post here, and also my first time raising chicks! One hen that we got has developed a much, much larger comb and wattles than the other four hens we have. I just want to ensure that this chicken is actually a hen, because I am not able to have a rooster within the city limits, where I live. If anyone has any ideas, please let me know, and I have attached a picture for reference! They are all about 2 months old (give or take a couple weeks, time has been flying by)
Thank you very much!

 

[Ruthster55]

I think this is a hen.

Good luck with your first steps on the chicken journey!!

 

[featheredplanets]

Welcome to Backyard Chickens

He is a cockerel. Females don’t get that red until they’re nearly laying.

 

[Ruthster55]

My bad. Some breeds look almost like that while they are in lay....

 

[Sequel]

Hi there! I’m going with cockerel too! Look at the curved sickle feathers in his tail.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Yeah, that’s a cockrel. He’s handsome!

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

I agree. Is hard to tell based off of the hackles and saddle feathers but those sickle feathers are awfully curved for a hen...he’s very handsome!

 

[aart]

Gender specific hackle and saddle feathers won't appear until 3-4 months.
I've had pullets with curved tails.
But that much red in comb and wattle at 8 weeks screams cockerel.

 

[Compost King]

is this a different breed/mix than the other pullets? I have had Leghorn Pullets look roosters at this age. My mother even once told me that I had all roosters when looking at my leghorn flock as I handed her the eggs they laid lol. She was raised around chickens but never took an interest in them. So she only half knew what made a rooster different. Anyways its still possible its a pullet if its mostly leghorn and the others are not. I would still guess Cockerel.

 

[Sequel]

Gender specific hackle and saddle feathers won't appear until 3-4 months.
I've had pullets with curved tails.
But that much red in comb and wattle at 8 weeks screams cockerel.

I actually do have a hen with a curved tail!