Was I duped? Is my Welsummer actually a Cockerel instead of a pullet?

[Genevieve Levicki]

I was told the Welsummers were all pullets when I bought one. But River is noticeably bigger than her 3 week old jersey giant friend, the Boss, of the same age. Did they just get it wrong and she is actually in fact a he? I don't want any more roosters. Please help me out. I'm sure if I let the place where I got her from early enough, they can replace her for a different chick.

 

[OkieChickenGal]

Looks like a pullet to me, But still a bit too young to tell

 

[sylviethecochin]

Big usually doesn't have much to do with sex this young (think a group of ten-year-olds. Boys might be bigger, but you'll get some bigger girls too.) Welsummers, like OEGBs, are autosexing. Dark eye stripe (and two-tone head stripe) usually means pullet, pale eye stripe and one-tone stripe usually means cockerel. This is pretty accurate. By that criteria, yours looks like a pullet to me.

 

[drumstick diva]

pullet at this point in time

 

[3riverschick]

I agree with Diva.
Best,
Karen

 

[Gray Farms]

Much to young to sex yet.