SLW - Pullet or Roo?

[ddcoyne]

I've posted pics of this bird in the past and had some people say roo and others say pullet. Now that it's older, I took the time to get some good pictures from different angles. I hope I can get an accurate gender now! At first, I thought roo, but looking at some of the pics online, I thought possibly pullet. It is 11 or 12 weeks old now and has not crowed, although I have no idea at what age a roo will begin to crow.

 

[LittleChickenLady]

I'd say a girl.

 

[joebat]

girl......

 

[Kitty135]

Looks like a pullet. She's beautiful!!

 

[fshinggrl]

Umm.. I'll be the one desenter. I say roo.

 

[ddcoyne]

Can I get some feedback as to why you form the opinion you do? I'm still learning how to determine gender from looks alone. Seems like there's so much to take into account.

 

[LindsayB]

I'm going to say roo too.

Very red and large comb and wattles for its age.

Tall, thick legs

and it looks like saddle feathers are starting to come in.

 

[Katydid2011]

I think you've got a cockerel for the same reasons given by LindseyB: large red wattles, long, thick legs and what looks like saddle feathers coming in.

 

[GAchick]

Hen. All 4 of my SLW girls have big ole thick legs.

 

[jennh]

Quote:
Sorry, but I can't help myself----- it's spelled dissenter. I'm a spelling fanatic

Oh, BTW, I say pullet