Six Mobths old and no one is "screaming" roo

[Noelygfan]

I'll have photos in a bit. I have four 6-month-old Sussex Speckled, and four 6-month-old Delawares. They were purchased from a feed mill, there was no guarantee on gender.
None of them looks definitively like a male. Is it too soon? My husband is convinced that we have all females, I cannot believe that would happen. Should I be able to tell gender by now? Is my husband right? I'll try to get some photos up. Thanks in advance!

 

[Chicken Girl1]

At 6 months you should be able to sex them. I can't wait to see some pictures!

 

[Michael OShay]

I'm glad you were able to get the photos posted. You have all girls. )

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Beautiful Pullets!

 

[BantamLover21]

All pullets. They look very happy and healthy.

 

[chickmomma03]

Consider yourself lucky to have all girls! I bought sexed chicks, all were suppose to be pullets (I did NOT want a cock). 13 of them, 1 died (something was neurologically wrong with her), and 2 turned out to be cockerels. I kept the docile one, the other went back to the store I bought him at. He was a MEAN little RIR cockerel (not to me, but to the others, AND he was challenging the other cockerel who was WAY bigger than him).

Now, the reason I ended up keeping the 1 cockerel is because I was already head over heels in love and attached to him before knowing he was a he (it took over 8wks, probably closer to 10wks). I decided he could stay around for a while, and he's been great with me. Not so great with other people though. He takes his job VERY seriously and doesn't like others in the exercise pen! He loves me, but I think it's because I hand raised him (I give him his space now, and he gives me mine, but he's still my baby).

 

[Michael OShay]

At 6 months you should be able to sex them. I can't wait to see some pictures!

X2 on Chicken Girl1. )

 

[the poppster]

Yes. Definitely. The males would have started crowing a couple of months ago....Soooo...if all is quiet...I'd have to agree with your hubby...you got all girls!!!

 

[Noelygfan]

Being shy

 

[Noelygfan]

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