Rooster or Pullet?

[tibbits]

so a while back i posted a barred rock chick that i was confused about. Well, I am still confused. The chick was mostly voted to be a rooster, with the idea being to post once 'he' is a little older... He was voted rooster because of his male barring pattern. So i have him beside my rooster from this same hatch, and one of him beside a pullet, also from the same hatch. Please let me know what you think...

sorry about the poor photos... they move around so much its really difficult to get a good one...

Here he is beside the roo...

And with a pullet....

These roos and pullets are all the same age...

 

[nuthatched]

its a he!

 

[tibbits]

its a he!

so he must be a very late bloomer? lol

 

[nuthatched]

so he must be a very late bloomer? lol

how old is he? They appear to be heritage type rocks, heritage breeds are often late bloomers

 

[tibbits]

how old is he? They appear to be heritage type rocks, heritage breeds are often late bloomers

12 weeks... and yes they are Heritage Rocks... just interesting to me, since i ordered 2 barred and 2 columbian roosters, all the rest have large combs and are very roosterish and mature looking... he is the only one that cant seem to grow a comb or other rooster features.. He also does not have a tall upright tail, but does have a flatter tail like the other hens...

 

[tibbits]

12 weeks... and yes they are Heritage Rocks... just interesting to me, since i ordered 2 barred and 2 columbian roosters, all the rest have large combs and are very roosterish and mature looking... he is the only one that cant seem to grow a comb or other rooster features.. He also does not have a tall upright tail, but does have a flatter tail like the other hens...

also if he is a rooster, he would be the 3rd barred rooster... i only ordered 2, which i know they can mess up sometimed haha

 

[nuthatched]

12 weeks... and yes they are Heritage Rocks... just interesting to me, since i ordered 2 barred and 2 columbian roosters, all the rest have large combs and are very roosterish and mature looking... he is the only one that cant seem to grow a comb or other rooster features.. He also does not have a tall upright tail, but does have a flatter tail like the other hens...

hmm, you know, I might take that back, after a closer look at the pictures, I'm leaning pullet. but I'm getting mixed messages with this one. the wattles and pattern look male but everything else looks pullet!

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

The tail feathers are different aren't they?

 

[tibbits]

hmm, you know, I might take that back, after a closer look at the pictures, I'm leaning pullet. but I'm getting mixed messages with this one. the wattles and pattern look male but everything else looks pullet!

exactly how i feel... very mixed messages lol

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

exactly how i feel... very mixed messages lol

The tail feathers are different as well. They look like the feathers on my 15 week old penciled Plymouth Rock pullet.