4 week old chicks cockerel or pullet?

[Pastel the Rooster]

We all have different opinions. @DIKAs chickens thinks that if you handle them they are nice, and @Overo Mare thinks that not handling them make them nice. I am in between the both of you, although I am leaning a little more towards handling them more makes them nice. Just an opinion though. I also think that it depends on the cockerel or rooster.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

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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The last two look like pullets. Wait until the one that your not sure about is the same age as the cockerel and then post another picture of him

 

[theoldchick]

Cockerel. The other two could be pullets.

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Cockerel. The other two could be pullets.

Yes. That one is a fine looking roo! The last two photos look like pullets. Wait until the middle one that is fighting with the cockerel is about the same age as the cockerel and then post a picture of him.

 

[Kiwi_The__arnevelder]

Update:

Here is the suspected cockerel

And the pullet

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

Update:
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Here is the suspected cockerel
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And the pullet

The suspected cockerel looks like a cockerel... handle the two cockerels as much as you can, to try and make them nice! Good luck!

 

[Pastel the Rooster]

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

Oh, it worked for my roo. He has never attacked me and as a chick I handled him every day. Maybe he is just special. He attacks my mom, and she never held him. But, I did have another roo who when he was a cockerel he would fly up on my head and shoulder to say hi, but then when I put him out with everyone else, he started attacking me. Same with my other cockerel. The two that were jerks have new homes with friends of mine who wanted them.

 

[Kiwi_The__arnevelder]

Oh What happend here
I have raised 2 roosters in the past

I babied them alot as you can see and got them very used to me. They were very well behaved roosters and were very used to me. However, my brahma did have a stage where he would attack my shoe randomly when he got older but he never attacked me, but overall a very well behaved rooster and respected me alot. My barnevelder was also very well behaved and was babied ALOT. I guess every rooster is different and everyone has different experiences. I've also never raised a hen so it's quite exciting to raise one.
Excited to see how my 2 cockerel chicks will be!