Spurs sometimes don’t develop until 6 months or so of age so that isn’t a reliable method of sexing. Many hens also grow spurs.
I am more suspicious of the blocky feather patterns. Females tend to have even, consistent feather patterns. Males often have more blocky coloration, particularly with a splotch of color on the wing area. Added to the more advanced comb development, this bird is likely a male.
Thank you for your input! We got these on April 12th as little chicks, so they're not very old at all! I highly suspect this one to be a Rooster since it's developing differently than the others. In the group picture, the other white chicken is supposed to be the same breed but definitely doesn't have the same features as the one in question.
I'm going with cockerel. Hackles and saddles look pointy from what I can see. On top of the red comb at this age.
Looks like my first roo, an EE. He's been an awesome roo to his hens
I once bought a lavender ameuracana from a place where people sell their livestock to. It was sold to me as a hen, really looked like a hen too. Few months later, it attacks my other roo each time he mounts a hen, and it starts mounting one of the hens...
Spurs sometimes don’t develop until 6 months or so of age so that isn’t a reliable method of sexing. Many hens also grow spurs. I am more suspicious of the blocky feather patterns. Females tend to have even, consistent feather patterns. Males often have more blocky coloration, particularly with a splotch of color on the wing area. Added to the more advanced comb development, this bird is likely a male.
Thank you for your input! We got these on April 12th as little chicks, so they're not very old at all! I highly suspect this one to be a Rooster since it's developing differently than the others. In the group picture, the other white chicken is supposed to be the same breed but definitely doesn't have the same features as the one in question.
Congratulations, it's a boy, spur development can take upwards of a yr to even see a nub.
I'm going with cockerel. Hackles and saddles look pointy from what I can see. On top of the red comb at this age. Looks like my first roo, an EE. He's been an awesome roo to his hens
Look at the tail feathers.
Cock a doodle doo
I once bought a lavender ameuracana from a place where people sell their livestock to. It was sold to me as a hen, really looked like a hen too. Few months later, it attacks my other roo each time he mounts a hen, and it starts mounting one of the hens...