Sexlink Hen or Rooster?!

[kmay13]

Can anyone tell me if this is a hen or rooster. It's about 14ish weeks old. Thanks!!

 

[ChickonLand]

Those tail feathers look like a rooster's, but their comb is too small and pale to be a rooster. My vote is a pullet!!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Pullet

 

[Tlmcq]

If this is a first generation Isa Brown sex link it is definitely a pullet

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

That's a pullet... the tail feathers are not male, simply look odd due to juvenile Molt

 

[kmay13]

That's a pullet... the tail feathers are not male, simply look odd due to juvenile Molt

What would be the reason for a juvenile molt?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

What would be the reason for a juvenile molt?

Young birds go through a series of molts as they grow and mature -- it is a natural occurrence.

 

[drumstick diva]

pullet

 

[junebuggena]

What would be the reason for a juvenile molt?

Think about how small those first true feathers are. Now imagine those feathers being the only thing covering a full-sized, nearly mature bird. Since feathers can only cover so much, and they don't grow to keep pace with the size of the bird, they must constantly be replaced till the bird reaches adult size. It's gradual, in bits and pieces, not all at once like an adult annual molt.
The nice thing about red sexlinks is that they can be sexed with accuracy by coloring. Females are red with some white. Males are solid white with a bit of red leakage.

 

[sassysarah]

That's a pullet.