RIR 2 months old, pullet or cockerel?

[pathognomonic]

This strikingly attractive middle school age chick is supposed to be a pullet, but I'm starting to wonder.

 

[justplainbatty]

Good chance of roo. I had a RIR who's feathers were growing curled like that. His name is curly!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I am thinking good chance of cockerel too but am not sure. I am thinking I see saddle feathers there.

 

[justplainbatty]

OK, I'll get more technical. Hackle feathers on a hen lay flat and are rounded. your bird has pointy curled hackles. He also has saddle feathers draped off the sides of the tail, longer and more pointy than a hen. The disarray of his feathering is normal, in comparison, a hens feathering comes in much more sleek and smooth. His face, comb and wattles should turn red and grow more quickly, very soon. (sooner than hens).

 

[Michael OShay]

It looks like a cockerel to me. Sorry. (

 

[Wyandottes7]

The feathers are curled, but I'm not seeing any pointiness to the neck and saddle feathers. The comb and wattles are also rather small. I'm thinking pullet.

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm thinking pullet for now.

 

[pathognomonic]

Part of the reason I actually took a good look at this youngster is that it has started to get really aggressive over the last 5 days or so. Granted, I've had aggressive pullets too and it's not a great indicator, but it gave me pause.
A second question regards those crazy feathers, I've not had any other chicks with feathers like that. Do you think that her/his feathers will eventually develop normally? I've had chicks with messy feathering before, but nothing curly like this.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Cockerel.

 

[justplainbatty]

Part of the reason I actually took a good look at this youngster is that it has started to get really aggressive over the last 5 days or so. Granted, I've had aggressive pullets too and it's not a great indicator, but it gave me pause.
A second question regards those crazy feathers, I've not had any other chicks with feathers like that. Do you think that her/his feathers will eventually develop normally? I've had chicks with messy feathering before, but nothing curly like this.

My RIR, Curly I mentioned earlier, his feathers are straight now. He is 10 months old but they've been straight for quite a while.