10 week old roosters?

[FunnyBunny89]

We tried examining each one this evening at the tail feather. We can see the pullet has rounded feathers and we see pointed feathers on what appears to be the roosters. Are the shape of the tail feathers a good way to tell?

Another thing you could try to do is compare the feet size. Every young roo I have seen so far had noticeably larger feet than the pullets feet.

 

[Tookie]

All birds pictured are males, unfortunately!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

 

[FunnyBunny89]

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These charts are great for mature chickens but never helped me identify chicks. Roos change so much while they grow! I thought for a long time that I had multiple roos just to end up with none.
Sorry I don't mean to criticize. It is a helpful guide on what to look for

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I posted the diagram so the OP would know what areas of the bird we're talking about when we say "hackle," "saddle," and "sickle" feathers.

 

[klbrand]

Yes! In my humble experience, it's the saddle feathers that are the biggest giveaway. Yours appear to have the onset of them. They are longer, shinier, and sit on the back just in front of the tail. Your roos also appear to have hackle feathers just starting but it's too soon to say in that regard. But I'm sure I see the saddle feathers.

On all the birds shown in these photos?

 

[The Moonshiner]

See the darker feathers? That's saddle feathers coming in.

 

[ShannonsChimkens]

The first bird in the original post has two tiny saddle feathers poking through.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Amazing what you can learn here on BYC.
Even more amazing is how much I still have to learn after 5 years here!

 

[klbrand]

The first bird in the original post has two tiny saddle feathers poking through.

Can you point to the area on a photo? I found a lady from Montana who’s willing to take my roosters tomorrow and I don’t want to make a mistake