*sigh* is this another rooster?

[Tookie]

I need to figure out pullets vs roos before then

You can tell gender way before 1 year old.

 

[ChickenMath10to17]

Looks female to me. At 12 weeks you should be able to see saddle feathers coming in, which can be a better indicator of gender. Can you get a close-up of the saddle area? Can be difficult with light colored birds. Can help to put a piece of colored paper underneath the feathers so they stand out more.

I will try when i have another person to help. Camera work and holding a chicken is not a one man job. I added a few more pictures. Out of nowhere the comb got noticable and red this week. It good be the wrong age. This one was always sick around 4 weeks old. So maybe behind?

 

[ChickenMath10to17]

I think pullet.

So pullets can have such red combs before they lay eggs?

 

[SmiYa0126]

I don't think it's that bright. My cockerel is not even 12 weeks and it's obvious he's a cockerel.

 

[ChickenMath10to17]

I don't think it's that bright. My cockerel is not even 12 weeks and it's obvious he's a cockerel.

The majority of my flock is pea comb and all pale, so these reds really stand out. That and my leghorns

 

[Tookie]

20 weeks is fully mature?

I would say 1 year is considered fully mature.