rooster or hen

[schortz]

Thsnks for your help

 

[Cowgirl71]

The feathering at that age says pullet. But my understanding is that with pea combs, 1 row of bumps = pullet, 3 rows of bumps = cockerel. (Can someone with more experience with raising pea comb breeds confirm this?) Is s/he in with a coop/flock that includes one or more obvious roosters? Sometimes the presence of a mature dominant roo can suppress a young cockerel's development.

 

[junebuggena]

The feathering at that age says pullet. But my understanding is that with pea combs, 1 row of bumps = pullet, 3 rows of bumps = cockerel. (Can someone with more experience with raising pea comb breeds confirm this?) Is s/he in with a coop/flock that includes one or more obvious roosters? Sometimes the presence of a mature dominant roo can suppress a young cockerel's development.

Pullet with a three row comb. A pullet with a proper pea comb should have three rows, just like the boys.

 

[Ravynscroft]

She is a gorgeous pullet!

 

[BantamLover21]

Pullet.

 

[drumstick diva]

pullet

 

[Cowgirl71]

The feathering at that age says pullet. But my understanding is that with pea combs, 1 row of bumps = pullet, 3 rows of bumps = cockerel. (Can someone with more experience with raising pea comb breeds confirm this?) Is s/he in with a coop/flock that includes one or more obvious roosters? Sometimes the presence of a mature dominant roo can suppress a young cockerel's development.

Pullet with a three row comb. A pullet with a proper pea comb should have three rows, just like the boys.

Thank you Junebuggena! I'm actually excited, because I have two EEs that I've been thinking are roos because they have three rows of bumps and red shoulders. But they're 6 months old now, and still no saddle feathers, so I was starting to wonder if the three rows of bump thing I was told is false. Seems like your bird and the OP's bird confirms that it is. I'm going to try and snap some pics today and see what you all think. The last batch of EEs I raised were easy to sex, most were Duckwing type. This strain is different, lots of red/white colored birds of various patterns. To the original poster: If your bird's mother was a purebred Barred Rock hen, then she's definitely a pullet, no question. Any cockerels hatched from a Barred Rock hen would be barred, or possibly white, depending on the rooster. You accidentally hatched a homemade Black Sexlink!

 

[Jetblack2004]

Pullet

 

[schortz]

Thank you everyone for comments

 

[schortz]

Yes she is a hen