RIR at 16 weeks! HEN OR ROOSTER?

[briter30]

Here is my RIR mix that is 16 weeks old. He/she is not crowing or showing any rooster behavior...but the comb is red and he has some shiny dark feathers at his tail. Tell me what you think and why?

 

[TroutsChicks]

new to this but i see saddle and hackles freathers! So i say he's a handsome devil!!!

 

[mljohnson05]

ROO !!!

 

[Vora]

Saddle feathers + bright redness = Roo. Sorry ;-;

 

[Momagain1]

I say Roo too! I have them and my pullets barely have a comb!! They are 18 wks..

 

[teeville5]

There may be some differences and yours is a mix, but I see enough similarities to my boy to say roo.

 

[Chris09]

Rooster and I will also say he isn't a Rhode Island Red.
He might be a Buckeye Cross..

Chris

 

[krcote]

Roo- saddles feathers!

 

[JodyJo]

roo.....

 

[BarefootMom]

well I may be the odd one out but I see a hen. Sure the comb is different but it is a mix. Some of my RIRs have dark shiny feathers in their tail feathers too-not nearly as dark, but they are there.

some of my RIR hens Age 10 months- 2+ years...