Opinions?

[Chiqualetta]

So I’ve heard both
“That’s a pullet”
“That’s a cockerel”
I tried to get neck feather pictures but the lightening was so bad
Around 11 weeks.

So here it is again...

 

[Alexandra33]

Pretty red for 11 weeks.....a couple hackle feathers closest to the head might be pointed, but it's honestly hard to tell. Any pictures showing the saddle?

ETA: Upon closer inspection, pretty sure I spot rounded fringe surrounding possible "male specific plumage." Depending entirely on development rate, 12 weeks is the average age at which pointed feathers begin manifesting.

~Alex

 

[Chiqualetta]

Pretty red for 11 weeks.....a couple hackle feathers closest to the head might be pointed, but it's hard to tell. Any pictures showing the saddle?

~Alex

This was taken on the 14th

 

[Alexandra33]

This was taken on the 14th

Thank you! Sadly, the wing is obscuring crucial areas.

~Alex

 

[Chiqualetta]

This was taken on the 14th

If you zoom in you can see that the iridescent color is pointed but there is rounded feather around it. Very confusing chicken.

 

[Alexandra33]

If you zoom in you can see that the iridescent color is pointed but there is rounded feather around it. Very confusing chicken.

Quite normal in females and young cockerels (before male feathering comes in). Note how wide these feathers are, too. Pointed male specific plumage (even when first appearing in the saddle/hackle) is quite "skinny."

This is demonstrated quite well by a shot of my Marble -

~Alex

 

[Chiqualetta]

Quite normal in females. Note how wide these feathers are, too. Pointed male specific plumage (even when first appearing in the saddle/hackle) is quite "skinny."

This is demonstrated quite well by a shot of my Marble -
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~Alex

That’s what I thought too! I have quite a few roosters so far and they all showed obvious feathering by this age.

 

[StephanieRose44]

Do you know the breed of the black one? I think it’s a female. I have one that looks very similar and very confusing too

 

[Chiqualetta]

Do you know the breed of the black one? I think it’s a female. I have one that looks very similar and very confusing too

I have no clue what breed it is, we bought it as a barnyard mix.

 

[StephanieRose44]

Ok still I’m going with FEMALE
It’s a very beautiful bird as well mine is my “favorite” very cuddly and loves to be held.