Pullets or cockerels

[Sdisme]

Ok so I need some help! I know for sure that my welsummer with black chest ( first pic) is a cockerel …all others are supposed to be pullets. They are same age- but several have larger pink combs and waddles forming. What do you think??

 

[nuthatched]

Last one is a cockerel.
They don't need a need lamp anymore unless it's below zero

 

[JedJackson]

What age are these?

#2 needs a clearer picture of comb/wattles

3 may be a cockerel as it has a fair amount of comb

4 looks to be a pullet

5 is a definite pullet

6 has deeper red shoulders, so is probably a male, but its comb is small, so I wouldn't say it's 100%.

 

[Sdisme]

Last one is a cockerel.
They don't need a need lamp anymore unless it's below zero

I sure hope not . That means 1/2 of this batch is

 

[Sdisme]

What age are these?

#2 needs a clearer picture of comb/wattles

3 may be a cockerel as it has a fair amount of comb

4 looks to be a pullet

5 is a definite pullet

6 has deeper red shoulders, so is probably a male, but its comb is small, so I wouldn't say it's 100%.

These were hatched 10/30. All were bought to be females except the first male welsummer…so disappointing if I have several cockerels.

 

[JedJackson]

These were hatched 10/30. All were bought to be females except the first male welsummer…so disappointing if I have several cockerels.

Well, there's nothing definite at this point except for the male Welsumer and the female in picture 5. I'm just reading the combs in pics 2 and 3, and #5 has those deep red shoulders. But I think it could go either way with them, so there's hope.

I don't think you mentioned where these chicks came from. Hatcheries claim a 92% success rate when sexing, but it doesn't always work out that way. Most will give a refund if you bought sexed pullets but got cockerels. On the other hand, most backyard breeders don't sex their birds, even if they say they do. So it's a chance everyone takes.

 

[Sdisme]

These were hatched 10/30. All were bought to be females except the first male welsummer…so disappointing if I have several cockerels.

What age are these?

#2 needs a clearer picture of comb/wattles

3 may be a cockerel as it has a fair amount of comb

4 looks to be a pullet

5 is a definite pullet

6 has deeper red shoulders, so is probably a male, but its comb is small, so I wouldn't say it's 100%.

What age are these?

#2 needs a clearer picture of comb/wattles

3 may be a cockerel as it has a fair amount of comb

4 looks to be a pullet

5 is a definite pullet

6 has deeper red shoulders, so is probably a male, but its comb is small, so I wouldn't say it's 100%.

Another pic of 2

 

[JedJackson]

Another pic of 2

That's a pullet. Great picture.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

The only obvious cockerel at this point is the welsummer.

 

[Sdisme]

Well, there's nothing definite at this point except for the male Welsumer and the female in picture 5. I'm just reading the combs in pics 2 and 3, and #5 has those deep red shoulders. But I think it could go either way with them, so there's hope.

I don't think you mentioned where these chicks came from. Hatcheries claim a 92% success rate when sexing, but it doesn't always work out that way. Most will give a refund if you bought sexed pullets but got cockerels. On the other hand, most backyard breeders don't sex their birds, even if they say they do. So it's a chance everyone takes.

All came from My Pet Chicken. Still hopeful for just one Roo! Thanks for your opinion!