New chicken mommy, ready to play whats my chicken :)

[Feathertot]

Hi friends! I am a new chicken mommy. I am a second grade teacher and we do an embryology unit where we hatch chicks from eggs, so I have a little background knowledge, but not much after the chick phase. It has inspired me to raise my own. I got these darlings from TS and they were sexed as pullets, but I'd like a second opinion because I've read stories of people having roo roulette and I can't have a rooster where I live due to city ordinance bc it's a noise violation. I have 2 buff orpingtons, 2 golden laced wyandottes and 2 sapphire gems. They are all about 6-7 weeks old. Thank you so much for any help. I really enjoy reading the posts on this site from others.

 

[Emily_loveschickens]

@Overo Mare

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

I think they are all pullets. But that's just my opinion!

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

You'll want to post pics where we see their tail feathers to have better (more confident) opinions. The shape of the tail feathers is the giveaway clue

I can vote that they all "seem" to be girls, but the 3rd one is a headshot, so no promises.

They are all beautiful though

 

[3KillerBs]

You'll want to post pics where we see their tail feathers to have better (more confident) opinions. The shape of the tail feathers is the giveaway clue

Tailfeathers are meaningless until the full adult plumage comes in and these are too young to show sex-specific saddle feathers.

That said, I don't see any cause for concern in this batch at the moment -- though sometimes you get a stealthy surprise.

 

[Mother-Hen-Michele]

Tailfeathers are meaningless until the full adult plumage comes in and these are too young to show sex-specific saddle feathers.

That said, I don't see any cause for concern in this batch at the moment -- though sometimes you get a stealthy surprise.

Ah! How old do they have to be before the "real" saddle-feathers are in ?

 

[Feathertot]

You'll want to post pics where we see their tail feathers to have better (more confident) opinions. The shape of the tail feathers is the giveaway clue

I can vote that they all "seem" to be girls, but the 3rd one is a headshot, so no promises.

They are all beautiful though

Thank you so much. They are such sweethearts

 

[3KillerBs]

Ah! How old do they have to be before the "real" saddle-feathers are in ?

I've seen male saddle sprouting as early as 10 weeks in my fast-maturing Blue Australorps but 12 weeks is more normal and it could be later in slow-maturing breeds.

You might have to search under the other feathers for some pointy ones at first.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

They all look pullety to me as well, although that second wyandotte has got some look on her face! Lol Wyandottes are known to grow in their combs and wattles early so don't let that bother you. Sapphire Gems are sex links, so those are safely girls. GL and enjoy your chicken parenting journey!