Hen or Roo?

[JedJackson]

To me it looks like it could still be a pullet. The comb isn't that big, it's not even pink in color, and there's no wattle development. IDK, maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I'd give it a chance.

 

[Yocelinsaldana06]

You change your mind now? I think it is for sure a rooster but like I stated earlier, I’m keeping him even if he is because I need another rooster and he’s very pretty and friendly!

To me it looks like it could still be a pullet. The comb isn't that big, it's not even pink in color, and there's no wattle development. IDK, maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I'd give it a chance.

 

[Yocelinsaldana06]

Yes. Name yet?

My friend told me to name him thunder so maybe we’ll go with that

 

[Twilia]

So I bought some chicks from my local feed store about 3 weeks ago and this one has the biggest comb of them all and looks to be a rooster to me. I’m not sure though because I’m not good at sexing chicks. The feed store sexes their chicks as pullets so I’m not too sure what it is. Wondering what others think. View attachment 4069779

Thunder is perfect ; )
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take care.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Definitely a cockerel, for the breed I vote Sapphire gem. Female Sapphire gems usually have dark legs and feet and dark gray feathers.

 

[Yocelinsaldana06]

I bought them from a bin at my local feed store labeled ameraucanas and Easter eggers

Definitely a cockerel, for the breed I vote Sapphire gem. Female Sapphire gems usually have dark legs and feet and dark gray feathers.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I bought them from a bin at my local feed store labeled ameraucanas and Easter eggers

Feed stores often label chicks wrong, unfortunately. It might be a sapphire olive egger bc I see a crest coming in. Looking at your most recent pics it could possibly be a pullet

 

[Yocelinsaldana06]

Feed stores often label chicks wrong, unfortunately. It might be a sapphire olive egger bc I see a crest coming in. Looking at your most recent pics it could possibly be a pullet

Now that you mention it, they do look like sapphire olive eggers. They have the same pattern too. I have two of these and they both have big combs except this one’s comb is turning red but who knows! We will see

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Now that you mention it, they do look like sapphire olive eggers. They have the same pattern too. I have two of these and they both have big combs except this one’s comb is turning red but who knows! We will see

sapphire OE hens have floppy combs, and floppy combs develop fast so it could very well be female When my Sapphire gem hen was a baby chick, she developed her comb very quickly and I was worried that she was a cockerel, but turns out her large floppy comb was coming in! LOL

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

To me it looks like it could still be a pullet. The comb isn't that big, it's not even pink in color, and there's no wattle development. IDK, maybe I'm being too optimistic, but I'd give it a chance.

I completely agree. I won't say definitely pullet by any means but if I had to guess, I'd say pullet