This is a hen right?! 😂

[Chickenp00p]

please tell me this is a hen LOL. I bought them from a store, probably a month ago now. 1 was laying when I got her, the other one started letting about two weeks ago. This specific "hen" is not laying yet. She goes in the nesting box every day, but doesn't lay anything. Today I caught her fighting and mounting my other hen. They probably are around six months, I think they have just started laying. This hen is the loudest, yelling in the morning, but not crowing. I just wanted to double-check that it is in fact a hen and not a young rooster. They're supposedly americana's, they have cheek Puffs and a beard. This one has a middle part on top of its head.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I agree pullet (female chicken under one year old).

On the mounting thing. Females will mount other females and males even. It is a dominance thing.

 

[NatJ]

based on the fact that there are no wattles.

This bird has a pea comb, which usually goes with very small wattles.
It also has muff/beard (puffy face), which also causes small or no wattles.

So this bird will never have very noticeable wattles, no matter what the gender.

I'm inclined to think it's a pullet, but I'm not positive.

 

[Mmanist]

I had a hen that looked really similar to your chicken. Im going to guess hen!

 

[Acre4Me]

Late to the party, but I see more male traits. Saddle feathers, and hackle feathers that are beginning to fall long around front of neck. If it lays an egg in a cage separate from the rest, then it’s female. Otherwise, I’m seeing male traits.

 

[black_cat]

I'm just so out of it and dying right now that I can't remember if it was @NatJ who said this originally, but in another thread, someone said that if you put a bit of food dye on a clean finger and insert it into the hen's vent, you will be able to see which hen is laying which egg because it will have streaks of the food dye on it. If you use a different color for each hen, you can see who is laying eggs. (though I think using red would be rather alarming, maybe don't use red)

 

[keesmom]

Looks like a cockerel to me with those saddle feathers.

 

[timmysparky]

I have easter eggers from cackle hatchery that look a lot like these birds. My experience with this breed tells me that is a young rooster with a pea or rose comb. The mounting, obvious difference in appearance, and fighting also clues. I say if it walks like a duck..... I actually have a easter egger hen that crows every single morning since the rooster died last year. Not to worry tho, my easter egger rooster was a fine chap, he took very good care of all the girls and was gentle to the children. Gave his life to attempt fighting off a Red fox that destroyed my flock.

 

[Double Yolked]

See my avatar? That is (Sir) Fluffybutt the Loki of chickens. He made it to almost 10 months before I finally figured out that my lovely fluffy and very friendly blue Wyandotte hen was a roo. He was a very slow developer and a bit timid next to my dominant hen but he actually made a very VERY good rooster once he did grow up, just a bit loud.
Your bird does look like a roo to me but, I had an Americana hen once who was that long-legged and rangy. I bought two chicks from our local feed store and thought I had a hen and roo until I suddenly started getting two blue eggs a day! Give it a month or two. Don't want to jump the gun and lose a good hen. If it crows, then you'll know.

 

[black_cat]

It looks like a hen to me, just based on the fact that there are no wattles.
Edit: The hackle feathers are looking quite pointy, on second glance. Take this as you may.