What gender is this Rhode Island

[chicksandchores]

Alright folks, this seems like a trick question, but bear with me here. What gender does this (fully grown and matured) chicken look to be?

The reason I ask:
This is/was a hen. I haven’t yet verified whether she is still laying or not. Her wattles have grown significantly since she first sexually matured, as well as her comb and earlobes. She’s been a whole lot redder in the face and comb than she used to be and much more so than any of my other hens. She has also started screeching (the strange pterodactyl noise my Roos make at me or at one another if something disturbs them) at me regularly, has a much deeper cluck than my hens, and, unlike my other hens, has almost no broken feathers on her back from being tread. Is she undergoing a sex change? She isn’t but just over a year old, so if so, could this be an infection or something?

 

[Cyprus]

Can you get a profile pic?

 

[chicksandchores]

Can you get a profile pic?

I’ll get one first thing tomorrow; pulling her off the roost again will likely result in the worst possible profile of her ever as well as upset in the flock. I have a video of her standing and screeching on the roost tho, if that would help?

 

[Cyprus]

I’ll get one first thing tomorrow; pulling her off the roost again will likely result in the worst possible profile of her ever as well as upset in the flock. I have a video of her standing and screeching on the roost tho, if that would help?

That will help.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Anything would help.. it could just be that the rooster prefers other hens, not nessasarily mean she is turning male.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Looks like a hen/pullet to me, but would need a full side profile to confirm. How old is the bird?

Females of many of the prolific egg laying breeds (RIR, Production Reds, Leghorns) have very large combs and wattles that make people think they are male. The biggest difference is the size and thickness of the comb. Females with large single combs generally aren't more than 1/4" thick. Males with large single combs are 1/2" thick or thicker. Your bird doesn't appear to have a very thick comb to me.

Here is the difference between my (hatchery quality) New Hampshire pullets and cockerels. I think you would see a deeper coloration in a RIR male.

Here is a leghorn I had that had a really large comb. Many people thought she was male, she wasn't.

Here is what my leghorn and leghorn cross cockerels looked like. Very tell tale differences when you can look at them side by side.

 

[chicksandchores]

Looks like a hen/pullet to me, but would need a full side profile to confirm. How old is the bird?

Females of many of the prolific egg laying breeds (RIR, Production Reds, Leghorns) have very large combs and wattles that make people think they are male. The biggest difference is the size and thickness of the comb. Females with large single combs generally aren't more than 1/4" thick. Males with large single combs are 1/2" thick or thicker. Your bird doesn't appear to have a very thick comb to me.

Here is the difference between my (hatchery quality) New Hampshire pullets and cockerels. I think you would see a deeper coloration in a RIR male.

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Here is a leghorn I had that had a really large comb. Many people thought she was male, she wasn't.
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Here is what my leghorn and leghorn cross cockerels looked like. Very tell tale differences when you can look at them side by side.
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I have a Rhode Island Roo in with my flock; I agree she looks much different than him still, and her comb is definitely not as thick as his right now, however none of my RIR hens have such large combs and wattles and she’s started looking and sounding so much different it made me wonder. She (as well as the rest of my established flock) was a year old last month. I am trying to upload a video however I keep getting an error message stating that the file is too big.

 

[Cyprus]

I have a Rhode Island Roo in with my flock; I agree she looks much different than him still, and her comb is definitely not as thick as his right now, however none of my RIR hens have such large combs and wattles and she’s started looking and sounding so much different it made me wonder. She (as well as the rest of my established flock) was a year old last month. I am trying to upload a video however I keep getting an error message stating that the file is too big.

Upload to YouTube first, then link it here

 

[chicksandchores]

Maybe this will work?

 

[Cyprus]

Maybe this will work?

Female