Pullet or cockerel?

[Bsquared2]

This is one of my 12 week ISA brown crosses. It was sold to me as a pullet but this one has always had a considerably larger and redder comb, boldest of them and the largest. I can't help but think that it's a cockerel but all of the hackle and saddle feathers look the same as the other pullets to me.

 

[Chicken Chicken Love]

I'm not an expert but I'd lean toward cockerel!

 

[Bsquared2]

I'm not an expert but I'd lean toward cockerel!

Ahhh I feel like it is too but I'm truly hoping not.. it still has the rounded saddle feathers like the other pullets so maybe there is hope.

 

[chickenE]

I’m thinking girl.

Watching thread - update if you can...

 

[Bsquared2]

I’m thinking girl.

Watching thread - update if you can...

I hope you're right. I will definitely update once I know for sure!

 

[Bsquared2]

Any more guesses?

 

[chickenE]

ISA Browns are sex linked. Hens should have mostly red feathers while roosters should have mostly white. The crosses would not be sex linked.

When you say crosses - do you know what the seller meant? Crosses because ISA Browns are a cross? Or ISA Browns which have been crossed again?

 

[Bsquared2]

ISA Browns are sex linked. Hens should have mostly red feathers while roosters should have mostly white. The crosses would not be sex linked.

When you say crosses - do you know what the seller meant? Crosses because ISA Browns are a cross? Or ISA Browns which have been crossed again?

ISAs that were crossed again. So I bought 10 pulleys off of the seller, 5 white and five red. I was told some are a combination of RIR roo x ISA brown pullet and the other half are ISA brown pullet x ISA brown roo. So I guess they are considered 2nd generation ISAs so they no longer are sexlinked... which is a shame because it really would take the guess work out lol

 

[keesmom]

That much comb at 12 weeks says cockerel.

 

[Bsquared2]

That much comb at 12 weeks says cockerel.

Ahhhhhh I'm afraid it will be a rooster but super hopeful that maybe it's just a hen with quickly developed comb lol I can dream, right?