Roo or pullet white leghorn?

[dirtroaddarlin]

Here is a picture of my two leghorns. I got them 3/5/18. One developed a crown quickly, and started growing a lot quicker than the other. The other one is barely starting to get a crown and quite a bit smaller than the other. They are 5 weeks old as of 3/28/18. Could anyone confirm if I’m right thinking 1 is a roo and 1 is a hen?

 

[Gray Farms]

Chances are good you have at least one cockerel then.

 

[chuckachucka]

Definitely one boy, and very likely one girl. Wait another couple of weeks to be absolutely sure about the pullet, but right now it looks like one of each.

 

[dirtroaddarlin]

Definitely one boy, and very likely one girl. Wait another couple of weeks to be absolutely sure about the pullet, but right now it looks like one of each.

That’s what I was thinking too. Thank you!

 

[junebuggena]

Here is a picture of my two leghorns. I got them 3/5/18. One developed a crown quickly, and started growing a lot quicker than the other. The other one is barely starting to get a crown and quite a bit smaller than the other. They are 5 weeks old as of 3/28/18. Could anyone confirm if I’m right thinking 1 is a roo and 1 is a hen?

Definitely a boy. And it appears that at least one of your Barred Rocks is also male.

 

[dirtroaddarlin]

Definitely a boy. And it appears that at least one of your Barred Rocks is also male.

Crap. I was wondering about that.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

agree with @junebuggena
also, I'd watch that little cockerel... if he continues to grow exponentially faster than the other one, it may be a Cornish X not a leghorn.

 

[dirtroaddarlin]

agree with @junebuggena
also, I'd watch that little cockerel... if he continues to grow exponentially faster than the other one, it may be a Cornish X not a leghorn.

I’ll try to get a picture of both of them standing and post it later tonight. I’m not going to keep any roosters so I guess someone will have a cheap chicken dinner at my expense!

 

[dirtroaddarlin]

agree with @junebuggena
also, I'd watch that little cockerel... if he continues to grow exponentially faster than the other one, it may be a Cornish X not a leghorn.

What would help me distinguish if I have a white leghorn rooster or a Cornish x?

 

[junebuggena]

What would help me distinguish if I have a white leghorn rooster or a Cornish x?

Size. Leghorns are smaller than Barred Rocks, they are a lightly built, slim breed. Cornish X will be the size of a typical adult bird in as little as 8 weeks.