4 week old chicks cockerel or pullet?

[Kiwi_The__arnevelder]

I have 3 chicks who are 4 weeks old and i am curious if anyone may know what their gender is
I have one that is 100% a cockerel because of the large and red comb

The second one might be a cockerel but im not exactly sure? He fights with the first one often.
He's about a week or less younger than the first

Last one im hoping is a pullet and is also the same age as the middle one

 

[Painted Calls]

In my experience, making cockerels pets teaches them they don't have to respect you. I wouldn't handle them at all.

 

[Painted Calls]

So you mean it's all up to the rooster

Possibly. I never asked for any further variables. In my experience every one I ever treated as a pet was aggressive, and every one I just raised as hands-off, wasn't.

 

[Roosterlover69]

I have 3 chicks who are 4 weeks old and i am curious if anyone may know what their gender is
I have one that is 100% a cockerel because of the large and red comb
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The second one might be a cockerel but im not exactly sure? He fights with the first one often.
He's about a week or less younger than the first
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Last one im hoping is a pullet and is also the same age as the middle one
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I say the first two are cockerels and the last one is a pullet, because if you look at the second one's comb is much more thicker and starting to redden up and rise more than the last one. She has a smaller thinner comb

 

[Painted Calls]

Please update with new photos of the last two in two more weeks. It's a bit early to be certain. First is a cockerel.

 

[theoldchick]

Good chance this one is a cockerel but occasionally I had pullets look like this too.

 

[Painted Calls]

Update:
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Here is the suspected cockerel
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And the pullet

The suspected is confirmed! He's a cutie.

 

[Flockking]

In my experience, making cockerels pets teaches them they don't have to respect you. I wouldn't handle them at all.

Would have to disagree with you on this
Was so attached to my first ever batch of chicks, the roosters matured to be babies
They followed me everywhere and when I stopped they'd step onto my feet just to pick them up for kisses and baby talk
Then came the minac in the second set, I didn't handle him much cus I didn't see no need since he wasn't going to stay
He was a menace fighting every moving thing in sight

 

[Painted Calls]

Would have to disagree with you on this
Was so attached to my first ever batch of chicks, the roosters matured to be babies
They followed me everywhere and when I stopped they'd step onto my feet just to pick them up for kisses and baby talk
Then came the minac in the second set, I didn't handle him much cus I didn't see no need since he wasn't going to stay
He was a menace fighting every moving thing in sight

That's why I said in my experience. Plenty of other people have coddled their cockerels and had them turn into nasty roosters. Then raised cockerels hands-off and have them be very polite.

 

[Flockking]

That's why I said in my experience. Plenty of other people have coddled their cockerels and had them turn into nasty roosters. Then raised cockerels hands-off and have them be very polite.

So you mean it's all up to the rooster