Chantecler X Bresse - 21 Weeks Old... Pullet?

5lb, 7oz. Not yet convinced that we have the best of both worlds, but I kind of love this quirky bird!
More later from the younger chicks. There's 12 of them to ponder as they grow.

[@pseudopetrus]

On the White Chantecler, the males would not be hen feathered, but on the Partridge Chantecler, a female line male might be slightly more hen feathered. This is most evident on Partridge Wyandotte males that are hen breeders. To get the really nice 3 concentric rings of penciling on the females, a nice wide feather helps, and when bred to the extreme in show stock, that shows up in the males of that line to a degree as well.

[@goldwingnut1954]

I really have nothing of value to add here, except to say I LOVE the look of this bird!
I'm still carrying the sting from a marauding skunk tragedy a week ago, wishing I had started my own flock expansion project already, with some American Bresse. 😢 I'm not quiiiite ready for them...especially after the skunk penetrated my Premiere 1 setup at night last week, and dug under my Chicken Tractor, beheading 4. Which Included my favorite, broody hen, Hairy-ette. A FULL ON pet, who'd follow me around the property like a puppy if I ignored her, pecking my pantsleg until I'd pick her up.
So I'm watching lots of Mandelyn's videos, to ease the pain. And upgrading anti-predator measures.

[@arcadianorchard]

That's so hard! We have a skunk stealing Turkey eggs that I need to address, carefully. Our dogs got skunked one time and that smell...

[@pseudopetrus]

I see little spurs!

[@chrisbgarrett]

Boss girl my guess.

[@noahsturgill20]

I have a buckeye hen the acts just like that. Good looking white bird I'm not much on white but she is good looking

[@arcadianorchard]

The look seems to be more Chantecler, differences I can spot between her and her sire is that she has a higher tail, slightly. Tighter feathers, leg color changed and the fleshing seems thicker/earlier.

[@forced4motorsports]

I'm seeing a lot more hen characteristics; tail, tone, even the type of nipping save for the one that broke the skin on your hand. It's rare for a hen to be that ornery unless she's broody. I agree about the Cornish looking head. I have a small batch 3.5 weeks old and the similarities are stark. However, not sure if its a trick of the camera or the contrast in color, but those have to be the biggest eyes I've ever seen on a chicken.

[@arcadianorchard]

I've been leaning 90% towards pullet since 12 weeks and nothing male has popped out. But she has hopped at me. I quickly caught her after that and it seems to be an isolated event. Until she pecked me hard when I was grabbing the drinker to refill. She's a nut.

[@TwiceSmittenOnceShy]

I don’t own chickens yet, but she seems like a bit of a rowdy pullet. Very unusual 🤔 I know this is an ongoing experiment of yours, but I wonder what would happen if you bred a pure American Bresse male back into her if she proves female 🤔

[@arcadianorchard]

Yeah I might see 1 in 200 with her brand of temperament.
I do want to breed back into the Bresse. Which might cause a rise in height for the cushion comb to reduce later on but I'm really hoping to get the blue legs coming through and the faster growth rate.

[@Kay0.3]

Looks like a girl to me