Do hens also have combs and wattles?

[Connor Bassani]

I've got some hens and roosters but I can't tell if some of my hens are actually roosters and are just a late-bloomer. My (for-sure) roosters have huge combs and pretty big and droopy wattles. All my hens (except for one who doesn't have a comb or wattle at all) have combs but they're just barely there and they've also got small wattles. I've attached a pic of one of my roosters (the first pic) and my hens that I'm curious about (the last 2 pics, there's two chickens in the second pic and that's I'm curious about both of them). I've been getting eggs but I've also got to get rid of my roosters soon and I don't want to accidentally give away a hen because I'm a newbie at this LOL!

 

[21hens-incharge]

The only rooster I see is the first pic.
Yes hens have combs and wattles.

 

[Connor Bassani]

The only rooster I see is the first pic.
Yes hens have combs and wattles.

So my hens will have combs and wattles, they'll just be a lot smaller than my roosters?

 

[JaeG]

Some girls can sport big combs and wattles, depending on the breed, but theirs don't start growing until 10-12 weeks as they gear up to start laying. Boys generally sprout their combs and wattles much earlier on (though Silkies are a nightmare to sex with some taking 8 months old plus to show one way or the other!). And bearded breeds tend to have much smaller wattles whether they are boys or girls. I'd expect, if your pullets are laying, that any roosters would be crowing by now, and they'd be growing their big, beautiful, curvy tailfeathers.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

So my hens will have combs and wattles, they'll just be a lot smaller than my roosters?

The size will depend on their breed...but, yes, *in general* they are smaller than those developed by roosters. The size difference is particularly notable in young birds as the males develop size and, more importantly color, at a much younger age.