5-week-old Welsummer ... male or female?

[jessgold]

It might be too early to tell, but we're trying to figure out if our 5-week-old Welsummer is male or female. We've never had a Welsummer before and it's the only one in our new flock of nine chicks. We're hoping for a female for the dark brown eggs. If it's a male, we'll need to give him away. See the photos below. Thanks for the help!!!

 

[PD-Riverman]

It might be too early to tell, but we're trying to figure out if our 5-week-old Welsummer is male or female. We've never had a Welsummer before and it's the only one in our new flock of nine chicks. We're hoping for a female for the dark brown eggs. If it's a male, we'll need to give him away. See the photos below. Thanks for the help!!!

Rooster/cockeral is my bet!

 

[Serenity06]

Thinking cockerel

 

[junebuggena]

Cockerel, and not a Welsummer.

 

[jessgold]

Hmmmm ... if not a Welsummer, then which breed? We purchased the following: Cuckoo Marian, Black Australorp, Ameraucana, Blue Laced Red Wyandotte, Blue Cochin, Speckled Sussex, and Welsummer. We're pretty sure this one is the Welsummer because (we think) we've been able to identify all the others.

What's the main sign that this is a cockerel? Just curious so we can learn to sex chicks ourselves ... thanks again!!

 

[junebuggena]

Production Red or Red broiler/ranger. Welsummer males have solid black chest feathers.

 

[BantamLover21]

Cockerel.

 

[drumstick diva]

cockerel

 

[WPchickens]

Pullet or rooster?

 

[WPchickens]

Pullet or rooster?

5 week old welsummer