Pullet or cockerel

[Leebez]

Is my light Sussex chick a pullet or hen? Around 7 weeks old? Any help is great thanks

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Looks like a pullet.

 

[Leebez]

Looks like a pullet.

Thanks mate

 

[Lollychicken]

Yep, pullet. One way you can tell is the females have rounded black patterning on the end of each feather whereas the males have pointed, I'll post an example picture in a minute

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Yep, pullet. One way you can tell is the females have rounded black patterning on the end of each feather whereas the males have pointed, I'll post an example picture in a minute

That doesn't apply yet. At this age ALL chickens have rounded feathers. Male or female specific saddle and hackle feathers won't come in until they're about 12 weeks or so.

 

[Lollychicken]

Yes, but cockerels are still more pointed than the pullets... The picture attached is a cockerel (a few months older that your chicken but looks to be similar to the pullet)

 

[Lollychicken]

This is the pullet (roughly same age as the cockerel)
Another difference in comb and waddle size, and the cockerels get a redder face earlier than pullets
(Sorry these images were found on Google and I couldn't find any decent pictures of younger pullets and cockerels)

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Yes, but cockerels are still more pointed than the pullets... The picture attached is a cockerel (a few months older that your chicken but looks to be similar to the pullet)

Right, but you show my point.... At the age of the OP's chick, it wouldn't have any of that. Cockerels don't get those feathers until a certain age.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Gosh that comb is red, I'm tentatively leaning towards cockerel but it could go either way

 

[Lollychicken]

Right, but you show my point.... At the age of the OP's chick, it wouldn't have any of that. Cockerels don't get those feathers until a certain age.

Yep, I understand now, your right. When the chick gets older she feathers will either stay the same or get more of a point if it's a cockerel. But looking at it at the moment, it is a pullet. Around the time the males get the longer comb they also tend to get a red face while the females stay white until they are almost ready to lay