Could someone help me figure out the sex?

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Not really sure on the one in front in the second picture but the one in the back in the second picture looks like a hen and if it stands alert with is head up and standing tall it's a rooster
 
They all look pullet to me. Two Silver Laced Wyandotte, Barred Plymouth Rock and hatchery RIR or Production Red (however you want to call it). I'd say the cockerels did their job and stood ground while the pullets got to cover. Grown cock birds can somewhat protect a flock but in reality they are just line of defense that falls protecting hens. Temperment dictates the outcome more than size of birds. Feisty little birds can turn a hawk away some times. Large birds deter through sheer size. I had a skunk get into a run once. The cock was doing his job quite well but would have lost in the long run had I not got int there and pushed him out. Hugh silver back that was not afraid of me whatsoever. Had a hatchet in hand and thought better of what I was about to do and simply turned it sideways to push it out. Cock was bleeding from neck, made it no problem but would only have held out maybe ten more minutes.
 
Those hawks are intense! I noticed my chickens weren't in their little house and I looked over and saw two hiding. Very unusual since they always stay together. I went around to the side of the house and saw a hawk fly off when I startled it with my chickens head in its mouth. Dropped the body right there. So at that point I figured oh great her got the other three as well! I only saw one other little body as evidence and figured he or a coyote grabbed the other two. So about 5 hours later I was playing outside with the kids and heard little noises. I walked towards it and to my amazement saw the two other ones on the other side of our chain link fence hiding in the metal thing under a bush. I climbed over and grabbed them. So apparently the hawk swooped them and maybe was saving them for later. Glad a coyote didn't get to them before I could. So I suppose they did their job and protected the ladies :) :)
 
sgrubbs89 said:
Those hawks are intense! I noticed my chickens weren't in their little house and I looked over and saw two hiding. Very unusual since they always stay together. I went around to the side of the house and saw a hawk fly off when I startled it with my chickens head in its mouth. Dropped the body right there. So at that point I figured oh great her got the other three as well! I only saw one other little body as evidence and figured he or a coyote grabbed the other two. So about 5 hours later I was playing outside with the kids and heard little noises. I walked towards it and to my amazement saw the two other ones on the other side of our chain link fence hiding in the metal thing under a bush. I climbed over and grabbed them. So apparently the hawk swooped them and maybe was saving them for later. Glad a coyote didn't get to them before I could. So I suppose they did their job and protected the ladies :) :)
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That's why in the summer when the Hawks are really out flying I try to let them in them covered run there run is probably close to 30 feet long and 11 feet wide so it's pretty large for just 10 chickens and they have access to there 4x8 coop and then I lock them in there coop at night
 

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