Pullet or cockerel? Bantam Cochin- 5 weeks

[Funkaknits]

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Can you take more photos without the red light distortion? Natural lighting is best for gender assessment as the photos above make it difficult to tell if the color that appears to be showing in the comb is actual color or is coming from the light.

 

[Funkaknits]

@Ol Grey Mare I added them to the original post : )

 

[sassysarah]

Looks like a cockeral.

 

[Funkaknits]

Looks like a cockeral.

Thanks! Could you tell me what helps you identify that that please? Trying to get better at this...

 

[Minnowey]

Thanks! Could you tell me what helps you identify that that please? Trying to get better at this...

The large red comb is a telltale sign of cockerel. Pullet combs stay pale pink up until point of lay, when they have a growth spurt, and turn red. Wattles are another sign, as pulleys should not get those until 4-6 months, and, like the comb, should stay very pale pink until point of lay.

 

[drumstick diva]

The red light just distorts everything to me. Cochin bantams develop quickly. I'll save any opinion till I see the chick in normal lighting.

 

[gemma24]

looks like a rooster. the tail is getting long, and the comb is red.

 

[sassysarah]

Sorry I never got back to you, i did not see your post. The comb is too big to be a pullet, and the tail feathers curve down,