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Pullet or cockerel? With pics

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Slightlydustcovered · 22/09/2020 15:47

Hi all,
6 week old chick and can't decide what it is. I have always thought cockerel but can't be sure. Yellow small comb to me means pullet, big legs and arching tail means cockerel.
Any thoughts? Thanks

Pullet or cockerel? With pics
Pullet or cockerel? With pics
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Darklane · 09/10/2020 08:42

A bit young to tell though looking like a pullet.
What breed is it?
Cockerels will often hold themselves differently, in a more upright stance. Their neck feathers will be longer and pointy as compared to the more rounded feather ends of the pullets. The combs and legs will also begin to look different. Combs on a developing cockerel will be darker colored, but of course your one’s isn’t red, and larger than the pullets of the same breed. But usually around ten weeks before obvious with some breeds
Of course, the final answer to the question comes when you find the egg. Or the morning noon and night crowing that is hard to dispute. Although, hens of some breeds, in the absence of a rooster may take up crowing.

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