White leghorn pullet or Roo?

[FarrFreshEggs]

Help! Do I have a pullet or a roo? I’m driving myself crazy looking at google images.
She/he is 14 weeks now.

 

[sourland]

That's a cockerel.

 

[Galaxy_rules]

Roo!

 

[Desertvalleychickens]

Help! Do I have a pullet or a roo? I’m driving myself crazy looking at google images.
She/he is 14 weeks now.

Cockerel

 

[EggSighted4Life]

She/he is 14 weeks now.

Hi there, welcome to BYC!

Gender specific saddle feathers aren't valid until around 10-12 ish+ weeks.. but his are showing.. image from google for comparison.

 

[fluffycrow]

×5

 

[FarrFreshEggs]

Thank you! I kept going back and forth with the longer feathers at the bottom of his neck and today I took pictures of some of my girls and looking back through them I saw the saddle feathers.

Next question:
If sugar is in fact a boy then I will have 16 hens. Is that too many for one rooster? I didn’t particularly want a rooster but I rolled the dice with him and one other but she’s definitely a hen. (Or at least I think…) aw geez here’s Dot. I hope she’s a she

 

[fluffycrow]

That's a cockerel as well

 

[FarrFreshEggs]

oh crap lol. Well, with two cockerels and 15 hens, is that an ok balance in theory? I have 10 girls who are 6 months old and all laying and then 5 others that are also about 14-15 weeks, not yet laying.

 

[Holdthechicken]

oh crap lol. Well, with two cockerels and 15 hens, is that an ok balance in theory? I have 10 girls who are 6 months old and all laying and then 5 others that are also about 14-15 weeks, not yet laying.

Depends on the temperament of the males in question.. but in theory it can work, with enough space. I think the recommendation is 8-10 females per male, so they don’t fight, but can maintain fertility. Some people have less, some have more. You may have a “wait and see” situation.