how to tell difference between cockerels and pullets?

[kano]

 

[Hollywood Chickens]

It looks like you have 3 roosters, they look like they have some Shamo blood in them.

 

[meow]

I just posted this to another thread about sexing chickens - it's weird and funny all in one - but, it worked on all of mine (19 - 7 roos; 12 hens.) Hold your chick without holding his/her legs. If the legs dangle, it's a boy; if the legs draw up to the chicks body, it's a girl. When I started my chickens in the classroom, a county extension service agent told me that it was pretty reliable. Of course, I thought it was silly and she said it was possibly an old wives tale. My chickens are mixed breeds; but, honestly it worked with all of them!! It's hilarious. My oldest ones are 3 years old and they still do it. I told my husband we need to take pics but he thinks it's a little late to go out and do it. Some day.........

 

[spiritdance]

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Hmmm ... I wonder if it might have something to do with the structure of their pelvic bone. Some old wive's tales are so much fluff, but others have a foundation in fact. I'm going to try this on my 4 week olds tomorrow. Some of the roos are pretty obvious so I should be able to see if it's working or not.

 

[laughingdog]

i have a hen that used to crow and try to fight with everything, hackles flared, dancing and bobing as she attacked, pecked and crowed. figured she was a he, till she started laying. now wondering if her, and the one loverboy she actually lets mate... occasionally, a rosecomb splash, will have the new babies grow up mellow and great tempered/sissy broody birds like daddy (even to bought older poults and chicks), or fierce warrior chickens like mamma. mamma tried to kill a guinea pig for three hours through a cage, as well as tried to tear my eyes out before tamed her down from wild free bird. i put the babies in by my jumbo corturnix quail, and two immediately mobbed and tried to kill the cock, while two went after the hen, so guessing two of each, as only two spar since first hatched, and two just peck at eyes till hide heads, then eat all food first before the sparring ones are allowed to come near food.
hens will always eat first and push in to front and males will back off and let hens eat first and stand alert more as time goes on watching while hens eat.

so i guess the only sure way is to wait for eggs. hahaha as i was awfully surprised to find the first one while "clucky" was doing the egg song and dance, and roo was finally allowed to crow and dance around also and since.

 

[Tressa27884]

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Ok - so how many people immediately got up and checked your chicks? I did! I hope this is right; if it is all mine are girls.....

 

[laughingdog]

forgot all about that, and have to try, just for fun, but maybe roos are just lazier, and hens more guarded?

 

[poodlepill]

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That was my first thought too about the Shamo blood, maybe its just a funny picture??

 

[Jose sanchez]

What can my Albany be a stag or pullet

 

[aart]

What can my Albany be a stag or pullet

Probably pullet.
Better pic of comb, age, and breed, would help.