Rhode Island Red? Gender?

[Renee572]

This chicken is 13 weeks old. I think I know what gender it is but I want to see how many people agree or disagree with me as I know someone who is pretty convinced it is the opposite of what I think. I'm not gonna say what I think so I don't sway anyone.

13 weeks

12 weeks

11 weeks

 

[Michael OShay]

It's a rooster. Sorry. (

 

[steph0601]

Rir and my guess would be roo

 

[Michael OShay]

It's a rooster. Sorry. (

Sorry I forgot you asked about breed. It's a Production Red rooster.

 

[PoppyLove]

Are the saddle feathers rounded or pointed? Pullets have rounded saddle feathers or back feathers.
I have a pullet and cockerel.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

RIR rooster.

 

[Renee572]

Are the saddle feathers rounded or pointed? Pullets have rounded saddle feathers or back feathers.
I have a pullet and cockerel.

I don't really know. Maybe this picture can answer that?

 

[Renee572]

That's a whole lot of people saying rooster. A few follow up questions... what makes you think rooster? It this chicken is indeed a rooster why are his comb and waddles still very small and not red at all? When should I expect a crow? Obviously the barred rock next to this one is a rooster and he started crowing yesterday and is a week younger then the red one. Does that mean my barred rock is the alpha?

I've never dealt with roosters before. And I cannot keep roosters. Also this red one is from the feed store where it was supposed to be a sexed pullet so that's really irritating! :/

 

[PoppyLove]

Sorry,I can't tell from the pic...not close enough.
They're the feathers just above the tail I was talking about. Anyway if you have another hen and rooster to compare the feathers you'll pick it straight away..the cockerels saddle feathers are pointier.
I've got 30 odd mixed breed hens and about 10 roos and so far this feather sexing technique is proving pretty reliable

 

[aviddamy]

I'm gonna say pullet. I don't see the feathers that roosters have and the comb and waddle are too small for that age. By now, it would be much larger and red.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/371473/is-my-rhode-island-red-a-hen-or-a-rooster

If you look here at the first picture. This is what a RIR rooster looks like at this age. That's why I'm guessing pullet.