Please tell me I have a pretty pullet!

[humblehillsfarm]

This lil mutt is about 8 weeks old. Her mom is a buff Brahma and her dad is a white mutt with black leakage, presumably carrying the barred gene. This chick is so sweet and also enormous compared to its half-siblings. I think it’s a she!

The last photo was when the chick was six weeks old, but I added it to show the feathered feet.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

What do the grandparents have? LOL

I don’t actually know! I hatched the rooster from an egg given to me by a friend. Her rooster was reportedly a white mutt. She said she has some barred chickens but wasn’t sure what hen the egg cane from. The mom is pure bred buff Brahma. Here’s the mom and the dad. From my understanding, there are several variations of the barring gene, which under certain conditions can be expressed as a nearly all-white feathering. He has black leakage in his tail feathers which are hard to see in photos because there’s so little.

The dad was fertilizing these eggs when he was only 13 weeks old. I was able to tell he was a boy and his nearly identical sister was a girl by the time they were four weeks old.

 

[Painted Calls]

I'm on the fence. I want to say cockerel, but I just don't know. Update us later with more pics!

Also, the chicken in your avatar looks like Rambo and I love it.

 

[featherhead007]

I have but one thing to say,....









Roos need love too!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Why would a pea comb indicate a male? Mom has a pea comb, and dad has a rose comb.

No, but it’s a very large pea comb.

 

[chickenhappy1233]

at 8 or 9 weeks i was having the same problem as you because pickles (a bantam ameracauna rooster) had a small comb the first photo is week 9 and the second is 6 months. his comb was very small and only turned red when he was stressed or hot. then he turned out to be the most beautiful rooster i have ever seen. some are just late bloomers.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

at 8 or 9 weeks i was having the same problem as you because pickles (a bantam ameracauna rooster) had a small comb the first photo is week 9 and the second is 6 months. his comb was very small and only turned red when he was stressed or hot. then he turned out to be the most beautiful rooster i have ever seen. some are just late bloomers.

Pickles is adorable but him turning out to be a boy isn’t what I want to hear

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I'm on the fence. I want to say cockerel, but I just don't know. Update us later with more pics!

Also, the chicken in your avatar looks like Rambo and I love it.

The avatar chicken’s name is Poppy! She’s a sweetie.

This chick has kept me so anxious about what it is! Definitely hatching your own doesn’t come with the peace of mind from hatchery chicks. I’ll definitely update!

 

[Painted Calls]

He doesn't have any of his own chickens, if that's what you mean. He said he didn't want to have to worry about biosecurity on a daily basis.

Ah, gotcha! Glad you've got someone to help you then. I'm in the same boat you are. Love eating them, but love them too.

 

[LaFleche]

This lil mutt is about 8 weeks old.

At only 8 weeks old there will not be much to see if you are looking for hackle or saddle feathering. Best to wait at least two more weeks as ususally these gender related traits start to show around 10-12 weeks of age.