Sussex light gender - 14 weeks (???)

[Chuckkeeper]

Hi all
Can someone please tell me what they are looking at in particular when sexing this bird?
It still seems 50/50 divided over pullet and roo so it would be great to know what to look out for

 

[featheredplanets]

Wow, she is chunky! I’d say pullet as I’d expect a LS cockerel to be far redder and you should start to see male feathering at this age. This amount of redness at 14 weeks on a Sussex seems pretty normal for a pullet.

 

[Chuckkeeper]

Wow, she is chunky! I’d say pullet as I’d expect a LS cockerel to be far redder and you should start to see male feathering at this age. This amount of redness at 14 weeks on a Sussex seems pretty normal for a pullet.

She's huge and three times the weight of my RIR and Wheaten which are apparently the same age.....? Thanks so much for your comments

 

[The Happster]

Yep - I'm still thinking pullet.
Hackles seem rounded, no sign of any cockerel feathering, and Sussex can lay around 16 weeks anyway.

It did cross my mind her growth could be stunted due to the bullying, but I'm still seeing a pullet, not a cockerel.

 

[Chuckkeeper]

Yep - I'm still thinking pullet.
Hackles seem rounded, no sign of any cockerel feathering, and Sussex can lay around 16 weeks anyway.

It did cross my mind her growth could be stunted due to the bullying, but I'm still seeing a pullet, not a cockerel.

Somehow she's 1.6KG and the RIR/Wheaten are both 700g. Can't figure it out as apparently they are same age! Thanks so much

 

[Isyovi]

I'm thinking pullet too

 

[Chuckkeeper]

I'm thinking pullet too

Hopefully I'll have an egg soon then

 

[Isyovi]

Hopefully I'll have an egg soon then

She is already getting red. When her comb gets even more redder and bigger it gets really exiting, then it can happen any moment! Currently waiting for my first egg too

 

[Chuckkeeper]

She is already getting red. When her comb gets even more redder and bigger it gets really exiting, then it can happen any moment! Currently waiting for my first egg too

Knowing me I'll panic that she's a cockerel! I'm not 100% sure how old she is

 

[Isyovi]

Knowing me I'll panic that she's a cockerel! I'm not 100% sure how old she is

I have the same thing but i don't really see any other signs of her being a cockerel. I have two light brahma cockerels of 19 weeks so they look kind of similar with the coloring. The tail feathers look different from a cockerels too, and no pointed saddle feathers