Possible sexing mess up on New Hampshire

[marvun22]

I read something about sexing baby chicks online. It said that females have their tailfeathers grow a lot more as babies. Looking at my hens, that seems true. The thing is, I have a supposed-to-be rooster that also looks like that. I'll show you pictures to see if you can identify if it is a hen or rooster. It's supposed to be a rooster

There is the Rhode Island Red rooster, with no tailfeathers sticking out.


Here is a Buff Orpington hen with tailfeathers sticking out (they all have it, but I don't want to take pics of all of them)


And here is my New Hampshire, that was supposed to be a rooster, but has tailfeathers sticking out

It might not look that major, but if you could just see it in real life, it is very obvious. There is a white leghorn with tailfeathers sticking out in the backround.
There are the pictures, I maybe could post more. It wouldn't kill me if it was a hen.

I might have something. I ordered from Ideal and I clicked on the New Hampshire. It said males are only available if females are sold. Here is the link. http://www.idealpoultry.com/item.html

Sorry about the link, just tested it out and it just leads you to the home chicken page. Just click on brown egg layers and New Hampshires are one of the first ones on the bar.

 

[Fred's Hens]

On common, American class, single comb breeds, the tail growth is indeed a good, early indicator, but even more helpful is the comb and wattle development at 6-8 weeks. If you see big red combs and red wattles at 6-8 weeks? That would be a cockerel indicator of enormous accuracy.

If, on the other hand, the birds shows only a dull yellow comb and not much wattles, if anything, at 8-10 weeks, that is a pullet indicator with great accuracy.

 

[marvun22]

That doesn't apply to leghorns does it? Their breed just has a very big comb in general.

 

[Happy Chooks]

That doesn't apply to leghorns does it? Their breed just has a very big comb in general.

Leghorns, even pullets, will develop a pink comb sooner.

 

[marvun22]

I have info. The New Hampshire comb is the same size or smaller then most of my hens. The rir comb is much bigger and redder. The New Hampshire comb is small and orangish, with a hint of red. They are 7 weeks old.

 

[marvun22]

Anyone know?

 

[marvun22]

Please I need to know. My neighbor has a bunch of young roosters that she is going to butcher and I need to know so I could buy one before she butchers it.

 

[lilliesanchicks]

The first red one looks like a young rooster.

 

[marvun22]

I know that. I'm looking for the sex of the bottom one, the New Hampshire. I ordered it as a rooster but it looks more like a hen. If you were wondering, its comb is just like the hens. I also know the yellow one is hen.

 

[lilliesanchicks]

Well it looks like a pullet if it is the same age as the RIR.A better picture of the comb and a side body shot would help.