Pullet or Cockerel? Taking guesses!

[Jesitxmarie]

Not sure about this Buff Orpington… what do y’all think?

 

[sourland]

How old? I lean pullet.

 

[Sussex19]

Pullet!

 

[arwoon]

Pullet

 

[Jesitxmarie]

About 14 weeks. Her feathering just looks different to me, compared to my other BO pullet. I’ve heard the BO’s can be hard to gender. This is my first time raising chickens so I’m still learning, tho! This is both pullets together.

 

[Painted Calls]

Pullet

 

[Jesitxmarie]

Thank y’all!! We are wanting pullets! Another question… does anyone know what would cause the difference in the feathering? One pullet has large, smooth feathers that are rounded. The other pullet’s feathers are tiny, not smooth at all. They’re messy looking and not so rounded either. Is that normal to have different feathering amongst the same breed?
That pullet suffered a cat attack when it was younger and I nursed it for a couple of weeks and it is just now catching up with its sibling in weight/size.