2 brown chickens - roosters or hens?

[HennyPennyMum]

Hi there everyone,

I just joined this forum and hope that your "chicken expertise" will be able to help me out.

3 months ago we took in 3 baby chickens that someone had abandoned at a railway station. 1 was a bit older and has proven itself to be a rooster (it started to crow about 3 days ago). The other two were about 4 weeks (??) younger and were probably (at most) 1 week old when we got them. They are now both 3 months old. They are all Isa Browns (doubt they are pure-breed).

From the photos, what do you think they are - hens or roosters? (I'll post 2 photos of each "suspect" and label them as Chick#1 and Chick#2).

Thank you so much for your help!

Chick#1 images (note the white tail. The 2nd image has the rooster's head in it as well):

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50551_pics_004.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50551_pics_006.jpg

Chick #2 images:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50551_pics_008.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/50551_pics_011.jpg

 

[Shadowhills Farm]

Chick 1-Roo
Chick 2- Pullet???

Sorry Im no expert

Thats nice of you to take them in! And

 

[gocrow77]

# 1 is defintely a rooster, and I am betting #2 is also by the legs and comb etc. I can't see it's back very well to see if it has saddle feathers, but looks like that are some rooish pointy hackle feathers in there in the neck.

 

[ericsplls]

Some of the better judges should chime in soon but I see roos. At keast pick one is. I'm not 100 percent but just my guess.

 

[enola]

2 roosters

 

[dtm]

I'm no expert but I also am of the opinion that they are both roos.

 

[HennyPennyMum]

Thank you so much for your super quick replies.

Re: Chick #1 - we did suspect he was a rooster - given it and the "definite rooster" occasionally have a "peck off".

Chick # 2 I was hoping was a pullet given it was really the "baby" of the 3 and doesn't seem to fight alot (but it could be just still too young).

What is sad is that our local council only allows 1 rooster to be kept (and even then, we're probably at the mercy of neighbours... it only takes one to complain and then the trouble starts!!). If I was going to surrender 1, I'd rather surrender all 3 together to a good home (ie one which WON'T use them for cock fights or "roasts"). We call them the "3 stooges" - if anyone of them get separated, they begin to fret for each other (wonder how long that will last if they're all roosters??).

Anyone else with any thoughts re: gender? This seems a bit like a "chookie election" (ha ha!).

What a great, friendly forum!! Thanks!

 

[Minniechickmama]

Both roos. Sorry.

 

[jeremy]

2 roosters. The second one seems to be maturing slower.

 

[ConchRepublic]

Yep, boh roosters. Just 2 seems to be young.