Speckled Sussex pullets or roos ?

[Metallia]

Hi my speckled Sussex are 14weeks and I’m still second guessing on how many pullets I have. Could someone more experienced with this breed please help I have numbered them in pics tia

 

[Finnie]

It’s hard to say from these pictures. I would need to see them standing up with views of their full bodies. I would be looking at their hackle feathers and saddle feathers, and also their stance and silhouette.

Just going by the faces and combs of these photos is hard because they could be females that are getting close to laying and hence getting red combs and wattles. But, for 14 weeks old, none of them have the size to their combs that I would expect from cockerels.

You might have all girls, but I couldn’t really say w/o seeing full body shots.

Edit: also, when you post more photos, please post them as full image instead of thumbnail. It is so hard to zoom in on thumbnails, Thanks

 

[Tookie]

From what I can tell all look like pullets.

 

[Silviaschicks]

Better pictures are needed for more accuracy, but they all seem to be pullets

 

[rlhagan56]

All look like pellets. I've raised them for years. And I'm just going by what I can make out in the photos. Cockrell would also be crowing at this age.

 

[Sussex19]

As far as I can see, they are all pullets.

 

[LizzzyJo]

Wow - you lucky duck! How did you end up with 6 pullets and no roos? Did you order sexed pullets?

 

[Metallia]

It’s hard to say from these pictures. I would need to see them standing up with views of their full bodies. I would be looking at their hackle feathers and saddle feathers, and also their stance and silhouette.

Just going by the faces and combs of these photos is hard because they could be females that are getting close to laying and hence getting red combs and wattles. But, for 14 weeks old, none of them have the size to their combs that I would expect from cockerels.

You might have all girls, but I couldn’t really say w/o seeing full body shots.

Edit: also, when you post more photos, please post them as full image instead of thumbnail. It is so hard to zoom in on thumbnails, Thanks

Thankyou at 8 weeks I could have sworn they were all boys. But I now think maybe girls. I don’t know what I have done when posting photos will try again but pics I managed to get aren’t the best.

 

[Metallia]

Wow - you lucky duck! How did you end up with 6 pullets and no roos? Did you order sexed pullets?

My SLW went broody so I brought 12 fertile eggs 6 buff Sussex and 6 speckled. She hatched 11/12. However one was a Plymouth Rock which is a Pullet 4 buffs are pullets the speckled have been a tricky one for me to sex at 8 weeks I thought I had all boys but now at 14 weeks I’m not seeing the typical rooster traits unless I’m missing them.

 

[Painted Calls]

They all look like pullets.