Speckled Sussex at 13 weeks

[HENS-and-MARES]

They both act like females, and don’t challenge any of the cockerels, and don’t have red combs.

 

[Chickassan]

The way the new photos are ordered bird 1 shows male and bird 2 female.

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

The way the new photos are ordered bird 1 shows male and bird 2 female.

But the other ones comb is bigger, with slightly more notable wattles.
What makes her/him a male?

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

Neither of them act like roosters, also, my other Roos all have huge combs by now, and neither of them are as large as the part Wyandotte rooster who is younger, and has a very red comb, and saddle feathers already in.

 

[happychicken2435]

they both look like pullets to me

 

[happychicken2435]

#2 could be a sneaky cockerel but its pretty unlikely

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

#2 could be a sneaky cockerel but its pretty unlikely

I hope not!
I already have 4 confirmed roosters, with a barnevelder that might be a 5th! I don’t want any more roosters, though I’m going to keep em. Please be PULLETS!

 

[The Happster]

Both are pullets.

 

[JadeFarms]

Both are pullets.

 

[JadeFarms]

Good evening. I have 15 speckled Sussex that are 17 weeks of age. The main difference between the pullets and cocks when young is that the pullets have short more orange combs and the cocks have bright red large combs. You could also look for signs off spurs forming on their legs. I will attach a photo of two of my birds at about 7 weeks the pullet is on the left and cock on the right.

Most chickens don’t get spurs until 6 months (the earliest I’ve seen is 5 months) or a year, with some it can take longer. Pullets do have spur buds on there legs too.