Suspected cockerel turned out to be a hen?

[GardenState38]

I have, yes. Multiple, actually. But that guy is definitely a cockerel. I'm sorry.

Tail may not be definitive, but that certainly doesn’t look like a tail i’ve seen on any Orpington pullet at that age. If you have, I wonder what % of the pullets that is? My point was that with more than just the one definitive indicator, the odds were stacked against this turning out to be a pullet.

 

[GardenState38]

I've seen plenty of long tailed pullets.

Either way, tail is almost never a good gender sign.

Long tailed Orpington pullets??

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Long tailed Orpington pullets??

I've seen quite a few, yes.
It's a tad more common in cockerels, but it's never a good definitive factor.

 

[AOrchard]

I've had two that turned out to be pullets that were quite red in the face/comb, with mid-size combs (halfway between obvious girls and obvious boys). I was very suspicious of them as boys for a long time, but were girls. They weren't as blatantly boy as this one though (sorry!). I personally haven't seen wattles this size, or even close, on a pullet.

 

[Sumer]

Thank you everyone for all you help. I have another that I was sure was a pullet but now that the cockerel is gone is pecking the other hens and I’m wondering is she too is a he. 5 weeks old, lavender Orpington.