Pretty sure this is a Salmon Faverolle roo...

[EggDropSoup]

Hey all--

I have 13 chickens of varying breeds and, apparently, varying genders. This one has kind of puzzled me. I know the feathering looks NOTHING like a Salmon Faverolle hen, so I'm almost 100% sure it's a roo, but he seems so fat and hen-like in every other aspect! He's extremely docile and lets all the other chickens push him around. What do you guys think? I know it's definitely a Salmon Faverolle...or at least it's supposed to be. Who knows! He was hatched Sept. 10th, so he hasn't reached maturity yet, btw.

 

[elsfieldchickens]

yes i think cockerel

 

[Chicken Tamer]

I think he may be a cockerel

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Yes, 100% cockerel. Salmon Favorelles can be sexed by feather color. Pullets would look like this (not my picture, taken from Google Images):

Nikki

 

[ChucktheChick]

Yup u have a big beautiful boy!

 

[farmerChef]

can you get a picture of the back and back of the neck? looks like a poorly colored salmon pullet wih lots of black, doesnt quite look like a rooste.

from feathersite.com

 

[Chicken Tamer]

can you get a picture of the back and back of the neck? looks like a poorly colored salmon pullet wih lots of black, doesnt quite look like a rooste.

from feathersite.com

I agree. It doesnt look like that much of a rooster, and if it is, it is very poorly colored. Thats what confused me, it doesnt have even close colors to Salmon Faverolle.

 

[keesmom]

That is 100% pullet. A lot of the hatcheries have some badly colored females, and that's putting it nicely!

Cockerels will have silvery hackles. Yours does not. Comb is too small also.

 

[Chicken Tamer]

I always say combs dont matter too much.

 

[Pele]

It's a faverolle pullet, probably from Meyer. They are currently producing extremly poorly colored pullets. It's been noted that the off-color pullets come with other defects (some mental, some physical) as well. Keep an eye on her, she may require extra care.