What gender are these two?

[pinksapphire]

Seven months old French copper marran x cream legbar.
Any idea if they are hens or rooster?
Thanks in advance

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Seven months old French copper marran x cream legbar.

Well, if the cross goes that way.. BCM cock over CCL hen then they're sex linked at hatch by a white spot on the head of males and then being barred at maturity. If it was crossed the other way then not so.

I'm having a hard time seeing but think I do see gender specific male pointy saddle feathers (like first pic, but could also just be raggedy feathers).. usually noticeable after 12 weeks.. reference examples from google, can you tell what you're seeing?..

 

[JedJackson]

The mostly white one is a pullet, the darker barred one is a cockerel.

 

[pinksapphire]

Th

The mostly white one is a pullet, the darker barred one is a cockerel.

Thanks she is one of my older hens in the front of the photo it was the two two barred ones I was wondering about

 

[pinksapphire]

Well, if the cross goes that way.. BCM cock over CCL hen then they're sex linked at hatch by a white spot on the head of males and then being barred at maturity. If it was crossed the other way then not so.

I'm having a hard time seeing but think I do see gender specific male pointy saddle feathers (like first pic, but could also just be raggedy feathers).. usually noticeable after 12 weeks.. reference examples from google, can you tell what you're seeing?..

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Thanks for all that very helpful info.
I think it was a BCM hen with CL cockrelle, I have both so can’t be sure.
I am leaning more towards thinking male but still finding it hard to tell for sure.
Here are some better photos of them

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Both are males

 

[JedJackson]

Th

Thanks she is one of my older hens in the front of the photo it was the two two barred ones I was wondering about

Oops, I thought the barred ones were the same bird. Yes, I agree with Poultrybonkers. They are both cockerels. Those yellowish/reddish feathers peaking out on the shoulders is a sure sign of that.

 

[rural mouse]

At 7 MONTHS, they're pullets. If that was a typo, and it's 7 WEEKS, then they're cockerels

 

[JedJackson]

At 7 MONTHS, they're pullets. If that was a typo, and it's 7 WEEKS, then they're cockerels

Doesn't matter how old they are, both have male specific feathering coming in.

 

[rural mouse]

Doesn't matter how old they are, both have male specific feathering coming in.

At 7 months they should be done growing feathers for a while