Sussex- roo or hen?!

[fkreye]

This little one is 8 weeks old. Any clue on sex? The photo is from my phone so please excuse the bad quality.

 

[sourland]

8 weeks? Cockerel!

 

[Hezz]

8 weeks? Cockerel!

x2 Definitely!

 

[fkreye]

Sorry I can't accept an answer of "roo"... I soooooo want this to be a hen. And I keep finding photos that look exactly like this one for hen and roo! Darn these guys for being so very hard to sex. I have to re-home if it is a roo

 

[<3ChickenForever]

Looks like a rooster to me. Sorry.

 

[donrae]

If you find a pic of a hen that age with a comb like that, it's really a roo!

Seriously, a hen will get a comb that size and color, but not until four months or more, usually.

 

[akcountrygrrl]

Is that chick black or red? It looks like an Ancona or Exchequer Leghorn to me and in both breeds hens will have substantial combs. Can you post a pic of the bird standing? I would like to see the legs and the bird's stance.

 

[fkreye]

Yep this one was a roo! And now he has lost most of his coloring that make him look like the sussex. His legs were very pale and white-ish grey. He stands very tall. He went to a great home!