Sapphire Gem…cockerel?

[homesteadmama8]

Hello! I have a 3 week old Sapphire Gem chick from Rural King and from what I understand, Sapphire Gems are sex-linked and males have a spot on the back of their head. This Gem has no spot on the back of the head…but look at the comb already coming in! Could this be a male?

 

[JedJackson]

The comb looks fine to me. Wait until 5 weeks to try to determine its gender.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Female so far. It’s not barred, so…

 

[AnnaInFlorida]

I’ve heard the pullets can have pretty big combs. Mine are about a week older and I was kind of worried about the combs. I just finished reading a very long Sapphire Gem thread and it made me feel better https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-is-a-sapphire-gem.1219553/page-44#post-20610005