Was given this chicken...please help sex!

[Michael OShay]

Hang on a sec, has anyone considered this to be actually a hen?

I know the sheer size, huge comb and large legs immediately sparked people to go, 'Yep, rooster'. And yes, I agree it is a cockerel too.
But now that I look closely the comb is the only decent 'giveaway' of the sex. No saddle feathers or cape feathers are visible to be growing. Plus the tail only has 'hen' feathers. And on top of that, 'he' isn't growing any spurs.
In some breeds the legs are known to be huge looking. So that's not a reliable option.

In this case only the comb is the confusing part. But then again, in some breeds the hens have huge combs and wattles too.

I've had chickens for years and always get the sexing right. Trust me, I know my stuff.

I would wait until 'he' is definitely starts crowing.

One question... Could you describe the behaviour to me? Is he dominant? Bossy? Sassy? Shy?

I'm not trying to spark something here, but do any other chicken people follow my train of thought?

X2 on fishinggrl; the saddle feathers will come. It's not just the size of the comb and wattles that is screaming cockerel; at only two months old its comb and wattles are far too red to belong to a pullet. Pullets combs and wattles do not get that red until fairly shortly before they begin laying.

 

[donrae]

Why it's a cockerel......

first off, it's crowing. That's a no-brainer right there.
Second, comb and wattle size and color for age.
third, huge stocky legs. Long legs for body size indicate adolescent male.
fourth, color. That darker shading on the wings is a male trait. Hens are evenly colored
fifth, I'm pretty sure I see the start of saddle feathers there.

 

[BantamLover21]

Production Red rooster.

 

[Cowgirl71]

Why it's a cockerel......

first off, it's crowing. That's a no-brainer right there.
Second, comb and wattle size and color for age.
third, huge stocky legs. Long legs for body size indicate adolescent male.
fourth, color. That darker shading on the wings is a male trait. Hens are evenly colored
fifth, I'm pretty sure I see the start of saddle feathers there.

x2

It's crowing. Ginormous scarlet-red comb and wattles for any age, let alone for a 2 month old. Huge, thick, long legs. And check out those gigantic feet. Darker shading on the wings. The saddle feathers will show up within the next few weeks, if they haven't already.

Sorry, but that is definitely a cockerel. How old was he when they so kindly "gifted" him to you? If he was already 4+ weeks old, my guess is he had already developed a pretty noticeable comb and was an obvious cockerel. I'd be real leery of accepting anymore "gifts" from them in the future.......

 

[jane s chickens]

Looks like a red star hybrid to me Looks older than 2 months. Male red stars are mostly white I think(never owned any but females). Could be second generation red star male. Hybrid pullets can have huge long legs. Probably a roo but I would wait til I saw him crow to decide.