Pullet or Rooster?

[Tabitha Tricomi]

Hi, this is my first time raising chickens and I need to know about one of them. We have 8 chickens all 12 weeks old now. They all vary in sizes. We have 2 Golden Lakenvelder chickens. One is fairly small and doesn't have much of a comb. The other has a comb and wattle. It also crows but doesn't have the sickle shaped saddle feathers or any spurs on her legs. I read that some breeds, in the absence of a rooster, the hens will crow. Our neighbors across the creek have a rooster that crows constantly and I don't know if she is answering him. I'm adding a couple of pictures so that I can find out once and for all if its a rooster or a hen. Shes the golden with the comb in the pictures. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

 

[KaylorFarms]

I see one cockerel

 

[LilJoe]

Cockerel


(Psst! Ypur SLW are definite pullets!)

 

[Frazzemrat1]

x2

 

[cassie123]

I see one cockerel

 

[1TurkenLover]

Looks Like Just the ones a Cockerel :

I see one cockerel

Cockerel
(Psst! Ypur SLW are definite pullets!)

 

[Tabitha Tricomi]

How can you tell when there are no physical characteristics of a rooster. From what I read hens can also have a comb and wattle.

 

[cassie123]

How can you tell when there are no physical characteristics of a rooster. From what I read hens can also have a comb and wattle.

Yes, but the comb and wattles on a hen are not as reddish pink, and are not as big...
ill put the link to @sassysarah123 s sexing article.

 

[cassie123]

Here it is... https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/sexing-pullets-and-cockerels.72769/ Check it out!

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Comb size and color are mostly determined by breed characteristics.