White Leghorn Combs?

[abosman]

What age do white leghorn pullets start to grow their combs? We got a few pullets from TSC about two weeks ago and their combs are already pretty big.. I know the white leghorn breed in general have pretty big combs, including the females but i’m just curious.

 

[R2elk]

What age do white leghorn pullets start to grow their combs? We got a few pullets from TSC about two weeks ago and their combs are already pretty big.. I know the white leghorn breed in general have pretty big combs, including the females but i’m just curious.

My white leghorn pullet's combs have just recently started growing at 2 months old. The cockerel's comb started growing at 2 weeks old and is now bright red and large and he has just started trying to crow.

 

[sealer39]

If your noticing a difference at 2 weeks then you probably have a couple of cockerels. TSC got me too with white leghorns, 1 of 6 was a cockerel. If you want you can post a pic of the suspects and other members will help decide if they are cockerels. Or, you can wait a couple more weeks and you’ll know for sure. White Leghorn cockerels develop pretty fast.

 

[abosman]

here’s our three *hoping to be girls*

 

[R2elk]

If those are two weeks old, I vote cockerels.

 

[abosman]

If those are two weeks old, I vote cockerels.

me too

 

[Franklinridgefarms]

I would also say if they 2 weeks then likely roosters. I would like to see a side view of the birds. I could be wrong but they may not be leghorns might be Cornish rocks.

 

[abosman]

here’s the side view of them. Sorry i couldn’t get an individual picture of them, they kept running away from me.

 

[sealer39]

At 2 weeks those do look like cockerel combs. How many did you get?

 

[Franklinridgefarms]

After seeing them from the side I believe they are leghorns. Leghorns do feather out fast. I’ve had quite a few leghorns but it’s been a few years so I can’t compare those combs against anything. At that age and about any other non Mediterranean breed I would say roosters but if they would happen to be a little older I could see them as pullets