This one is still confusing us... pullet or roo?!

[pipin]

Hi there! I posted a while ago curious about this little one's breed but now it's a question of sex.

We've been saying 'she' for weeks but lately she's been giving me question marks.
Firstly, she's really confident! I catch her fighting with some of our young Sussex roosters from time to time but she never goes for the 'definitely pullets.' She's also bossy and will literally push the other roosters off my lap if it means she's first in line to get mealworms. All our other pullets are much more mild mannered and have taken longer to get that close whereas she's been lap-hopping and boisterous since she was tiny. (Although they are all a different breed to her! Only she and one other young roo look anything alike, the others are Sussex or Orp/Sussex mixes we think).
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So, thoughts? Here's some shots of her. ​

Her brother has a comb and wattles. However, since they're mixes, we aren't sure if it's a sure-fire way of knowing since they might have inherited different genes? Brother for reference:
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[Alexandra33]

How old?

~Alex

 

[Cyprus]

Pullet

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Agree with Alex, how old? It looks like a pullet, but that is depending on age.

 

[pipin]

How old?

~Alex

Oops! Totally missed including it!

She is about three months old! So thinking she should be showing more 'him' signs by this age?

 

[littleprairieheartsfarm]

Oops! Totally missed including it!

She is about three months old! So thinking she should be showing more 'him' signs by this age?

Yes, you have a pullet then.

 

[pipin]

Yay! I hope she is certainly a she. She is a lot of fun so I was dreading having to possibly part with her (we have three young roosters as it is!). I do wonder if she will end up with coloured eggs if that puff is indeed from Araucana blood!

 

[Alexandra33]

In which case, I'm leaning towards pullet. A very dominant one, from the sounds of it!

~Alex

 

[Kris5902]

I also have a Marans pullet that likes to mix it up with the cockerels she’s in with... If it wasn’t for the huge and bright comb and wattles on her brother I would swear with her behavior she’s a boy too! (Also 3months old)

 

[pipin]

I also have a Marans pullet that likes to mix it up with the cockerels she’s in with... If it wasn’t for the huge and bright comb and wattles on her brother I would swear with her behavior she’s a boy too! (Also 3months old)

Looks like we've both got tomboy daughters! If Sprout (this lil' one) keeps up her bossiness, I'm thinking I may need to rush order the extra run we're making! We have a Top Hen at the moment who has held her position for two years even when raising chicks so...I'd hate to see them butting heads! (Especially since she raised Sprout from an egg!)