Pullet or roo?

[ILoveBabySilkies]

It depends on the breed but my cockerel had a red comb as theirs by 6 weeks of age. By 13 weeks, it should be much bigger but again I am not expert... could depend by breed, just guessing based on my own experience or pictures I've seen.

It depends on the chicken itself cockerels are pretty un predictable when it comes to maturing but even with the unpredictability the combs look awfully red and suspiciously big.

 

[Nmjones908]

The one that I go back and forth the most on is the first picture, the tail feathers are different than the rest of them. Im new to this though, so I'm only going off of what I could find online.

 

[HappyDuckie]

All look like pullets. At 13 weeks, they should have pointy saddle feathers.

 

[ILoveBabySilkies]

@OneHappyRooster @TheOddOneOut are the majority really cockerels or have I just embarrassed myself by saying basically every single one is a cockerel

 

[Nmjones908]

I don’t think I’ve been more stumped cause there combs are so much redder and bigger than i remember my pullets at 13 weeks but then again no real saddle or hack feathers in sight for any.

I'm thinking my phone may have brightened up the colors in the pictures automatically because in real life they arent quite as bright.

 

[The Happster]

All pullets.

 

[ILoveBabySilkies]

All pullets.

Good lord. Maybe I should stay away from these gender threads. Obviously much more difficult than I thought

 

[The Happster]

Good lord. Maybe I should stay away from these gender threads. Obviously much more difficult than I thought

Nah. We all do it sometimes.

 

[ILoveBabySilkies]

I'm thinking my phone may have brightened up the colors in the pictures automatically because in real life they arent quite as bright.

Well there you have it if @OneHappyRooster says they are pullets they most likely are!

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

One for sure way to know... wait for an egg