Please help, is this a roo or hen?

[Zanzabeez ND]

Hello,

I am thinking of buying this chicken that I found for sale but I only want to buy if this is a hen. Any opinions would be great. The bird is 15 weeks old. I have wanted this breed for a while so would love to get the bird if it is a hen. I am thinking there might be too much by the way of comb and wattles and are those saddle feathers starting to show? I hope this is ok to post. Please help if you can!

Thanks!

 

[akcountrygrrl]

Looks like a pullet to me. What breed is it supposed to be?

 

[Pele]

My vote is pullet. As far as breed.... hrm.... I'm thinking the OP is not in the USA.

 

[dretd]

Wow, what a pretty bird. It looks girly to me.

As for the breed, I can't even think of any foeign breeds with that color comb and crest. Is it possible its an Icelandic?

 

[ramirezframing]

looks like a swedish flower hen pullet

 

[hdowden]

looks like a swedish flower hen pullet

x2 and shes very pretty

 

[Zanzabeez ND]

Thanks everyone! The bird is a crested swedish flower hen. I am going to let the seller know that I want the pullet. Thanks!!!

Tracy

 

[Zanzabeez ND]

Bummer, I guess I am not getting her. I had it set up that I was picking her up tonight after work but the seller sold her out from under me this morning.... What a shame that you cannot trust people to keep their word... I would have met the seller this morning but they said they were not available until this evening. Sorry to complain but I am quite irritated with them...

 

[MadHens]

Bummer, I guess I am not getting her. I had it set up that I was picking her up tonight after work but the seller sold her out from under me this morning.... What a shame that you cannot trust people to keep their word...

Well that's a disappointment! That is a beautiful breed; hope you can find another one with a more reputable person.

 

[dretd]

I've had this happen more than once from Craigslist. I know for sure on one of them the seller had 2 different folks posting an ad on two different CL areas so one person sold to someone else early in the day when the one I contacted couldn't meet me until the evening. So your seller may not be dis-honorable just dis-organized. You could still ask them to contact you if they have any other pullets come available, you never know. She was very pretty and I hope you find another soon.