What we thought was a pullet....

[beckster182]

Good morning and happy holidays y’all we have a bit of a Christmas “miracle” it seems one of our Milly’s decided to start crowing this morning would love to get y’all thoughts hen or cock???

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

Likely male. What's the age? Standing side shot that shows saddle feathers to confirm gender.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Pretty boy. Usually the girls have much smaller combs of this breed.

 

[Hybridchucks]

Hi, welcome to BYC!

Likely male. What's the age? Standing side shot that shows saddle feathers to confirm gender.

X2 side view please

 

[beckster182]

 

[beckster182]

Age is Aprox. 30 weeks. I think we may have a late bloomer as "she" started to crow this morning and her counterpart that is the exact same age is MUCH smaller with a comb more than half the size

 

[JedJackson]

Good morning and happy holidays y’all we have a bit of a Christmas “miracle” it seems one of our Milly’s decided to start crowing this morning would love to get y’all thoughts hen or cock???View attachment 1217073

There are no signs at all of a cockerel in the feathering and at 30 weeks that is very unusual, especially in a bantam. The only signs of maleness are the comb and the crowing. And both could conceivably happen in a pullet. So this is a bit of a mystery. You could have a very late blooming cockerel. You could have an unusual pullet. Or perhaps something in between. So you'll just have to watch and see. Keep us updated-- it would be interesting to know when and if it gets cockerel feathering or lays an egg. If neither of these things happen then there is also the possibility that it's a pullet with a damaged ovary, in which case it would get the large comb and crow but probably not cockerel feathering. Such birds won't lay eggs and cannot sire chicks.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

There are no signs at all of a cockerel in the feathering and at 30 weeks that is very unusual, especially in a bantam. The only signs of maleness are the comb and the crowing. And both could conceivably happen in a pullet. So this is a bit of a mystery. You could have a very late blooming cockerel. You could have an unusual pullet. Or perhaps something in between. So you'll just have to watch and see. Keep us updated-- it would be interesting to know when and if it gets cockerel feathering or lays an egg. If neither of these things happen then there is also the possibility that it's a pullet with a damaged ovary, in which case it would get the large comb and crow but probably not cockerel feathering. Such birds won't lay eggs and cannot sire chicks.

X2

 

[Mraya]

Good morning and happy holidays y’all we have a bit of a Christmas “miracle” it seems one of our Milly’s decided to start crowing this morning would love to get y’all thoughts hen or cock???View attachment 1217073

Love the bird what breed is it?

 

[Gray Farms]

Everything but the comb says pullet. And the its not that the comb is large or red that stumps me, it that its so tall. At 30 weeks "7.5 months" a bantam is basically fully mature. A cockerel this age should look much different. A Millie Fluer d'Uccle cockerel should have long, thin, dark buff/red saddle and hackle feathers. Also a cockerel should have long sickle feathers in the tail by now. I'm going with my gut and saying its a pullet and she must be laying or very close to it.