Pullet or cockerel. 10 weeks old.

[Cool_Catrules456]

These four where hatched September 24th I already know the sex of two. So I will only be showing the two I am debating. So far Ive gotten one male and one female. So fingers crossed for one more female.

The comb is large yes, but the mother is a white leghorn, a breed knowen for large combed females. So hoping it’s because of that. I really wanted a white easter-egger hen. I also mainly wanted to see if the white + blue (chance of green) would be lighter than normal.
Chick two now.

If you need better photos, I can get more tomorrow. This one is an buff orpington easter egger mix. I am happy with how his/her coloring came out. Hoping its a she so I can keep them.

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

Heres the other two just for fun!

The male. He’s pretty though!

The female. (Two weeks ago)

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

1-cockerel
2-pullet

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

1-cockerel
2-pullet

I was hoping 1 would be a pullet. But thanks for confirming two. Until sattles and hackles form on one, I will still hope for it being a pullet. I know you probably are right but Ive had extremely bad luck with white leghorn X silver easter egger.. I’ve had one chick death one fast developing male. This one. And out of 19 eggs I tried to hatch only three where fertilized. And I no longer have the father.. so really hoping you’re wrong here.

 

[3KillerBs]

I was hoping 1 would be a pullet. But thanks for confirming two. Until sattles and hackles form on one, I will still hope for it being a pullet. I know you probably are right but Ive had extremely bad luck with white leghorn X silver easter egger.. I’ve had one chick death one fast developing male. This one. And out of 19 eggs I tried to hatch only three where fertilized. And I no longer have the father.. so really hoping you’re wrong here.

I'd expect a male with Leghorn heritage to be obvious pretty early. I could ID a California White cross male at 2 weeks by his enormous comb.

In any case, the saddles should be visible within the next several weeks and you'll be able to know for sure.

 

[FC16]

Is number 1 a white leghorn or a leghorn cross? If it’s a leghorn I’d say pullet as by 10 weeks the males usually have quite large red combs coming through

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

I'd expect a male with Leghorn heritage to be obvious pretty early. I could ID a California White cross male at 2 weeks by his enormous comb.

In any case, the saddles should be visible within the next several weeks and you'll be able to know for sure.

Yeah, my other leghorn cross got his comb in at 4 weeks old. Im hoping its a pullet, theres no color at all on the comb. Its still a very light pink/yellow. So im hoping that its just a big combed female.

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

Is number 1 a white leghorn or a leghorn cross? If it’s a leghorn I’d say pullet as by 10 weeks the males usually have quite large red combs coming through

Yes its a leghorn mix. Leghorn mother, easter egger father.

 

[Cool_Catrules456]

Is number 1 a white leghorn or a leghorn cross? If it’s a leghorn I’d say pullet as by 10 weeks the males usually have quite large red combs coming through

And thats why im unsure, if it was a male I was expecting the comb to be redder by now. And the wattles larger. Since leghorns are fast develpers, he/she is developing at the same pace as his/her mother.

 

[FC16]

And thats why im unsure, if it was a male I was expecting the comb to be redder by now. And the wattles larger. Since leghorns are fast develpers, he/she is developing at the same pace as his/her mother.

I searched up for some pictures and I found this photo of somebody who had 2 white leghorns at 10 weeks old

The combs are already getting very large, and very red. They’re definitely roosters. So I would say that yours looks like a pullet. But It will become more definite for you over the next few weeks.