4 week old rirs roos??

[FattyChickens]

Got four rirs on the 18th i think so about to turn 4 weeks old.. and im pretty sure three of them are cockerels!! What is my luck

 

[21hens-incharge]

RIR have large combs even on the hens. I don't see anything to worry about yet.
At just 4 weeks they are quite young and it's very hard to be certain until 8-10 weeks with this breed.

 

[FattyChickens]

RIR have large combs even on the hens. I don't see anything to worry about yet.
At just 4 weeks they are quite young and it's very hard to be certain until 8-10 weeks with this breed.

I know rirs have bigger combs but 4 weeks is very young to be showing signs, like color and size right?

 

[21hens-incharge]

Not really. Excitement level can cause temporary redness.
The only one I would be thinking might turn out to be a male is that last one.

Did you get them as sexed chicks or straight run?

 

[FattyChickens]

Not really. Excitement level can cause temporary redness.
The only one I would be thinking might turn out to be a male is that last one.

Did you get them as sexed chicks or straight run?

Straight run! Im happy as long as one of them ends up being a hen

 

[JedJackson]

The fourth one is certainly a cockerel. The third one is probably a cockerel, but time will tell.

 

[AinaWGSD]

The combs ob the first two are not big enough to make me think cockerel at 4 weeks. The third one is big enough to make me lean cockerel, but not with any certainty at 4 weeks. That 4th chick screams cockerel to me though.