PLEASE tell me this isn't a cockerel!!!!

[OzarkChooks]

I have not had the best luck with cockerels so far. I have a 7 week old light brahma who is starting to look.... suspicious. Is this a HE???

 

[cherrynberry]

Yup, a cockerel.

 

[Little Baby Bean]

Yup, a cockerel.

Agreed.

 

[OzarkChooks]

Yup, a cockerel.

Oh noooo lol
I thought he looked awfully big next to the other ones....and his comb seemed bigger and redder. Oh dear.

 

[Jenessa_096]

Sorry about the bad news but indeed I agree..

 

[_Moon_]

I have not had the best luck with cockerels so far. I have a 7 week old light brahma who is starting to look.... suspicious. Is this a HE???
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Looks like a female to me.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Looks like a female to me.

How?? It is most definitely male - huge comb, shiny hackles and saddles growing in, plus a heavy build.

 

[_Moon_]

How?? It is most definitely male - huge comb, shiny hackles and saddles growing in, plus a heavy build.

Look at the face. Comb is not that big, and wattles are not that big. No bright red coloring (at this age you should see some bright red). Has female facial structure. i do agree there is some saddle feathers, but it can still be a female. If it had a tail, it would be easier.

 

[cherrynberry]

Look at the face. Comb is not that big, and wattles are not that big. No bright red coloring (at this age you should see some bright red). Has female facial structure. i do agree there is some saddle feathers, but it can still be a female. If it had a tail, it would be easier.

Brahmas mature later. Some breeds mature faster some slower. Comb is HUGE! Just like how you cannot compare leghorns with welsummers.

 

[_Moon_]

I have not had the best luck with cockerels so far. I have a 7 week old light brahma who is starting to look.... suspicious. Is this a HE???
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Do you know where the pin bones are?