7.5 week old Splash Laced Red Wyandottes - pullets or roos?

[spuddenly]

Hey y'all! I've gotten better at detecting roos but these Wyandottes have me baffled. They pinked up super early and I go from thinking they're half pullets/half roos to all roos to all pullets every other day. I know I might have to wait longer on these chicks and am happy to post updates for continuing weeks.

Chick 1 (blue dot)

Chick 2 (red dot):

Chick 3 (green dot):

Chick 4 (yellow dot):

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Hey y'all! I've gotten better at detecting roos but these Wyandottes have me baffled. They pinked up super early and I go from thinking they're half pullets/half roos to all roos to all pullets every other day. I know I might have to wait longer on these chicks and am happy to post updates for continuing weeks.

Chick 1 (blue dot)

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Chick 2 (red dot):

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Chick 3 (green dot):

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Chick 4 (yellow dot):
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They all look girly to me right now! Beautiful birds.

 

[cherrynberry]

All pullets

 

[Chicks in VA]

im thinking 2 and 4 are hens 1 is hard to tell but i think a hen and i think 3 is a cock

 

[LadiesAndJane]

With Wyandottes, unless you have obvious boys, you may have to wait until the saddle feathers come in to be certain.

 

[Painted Calls]

All pullets

 

[Poultrybonkers]

All pullets 100%

 

[spuddenly]

Thanks y'all!!

Just curious, does it matter if 2 of the 4 had really short tails, patchy shoulders, & slower feathering at the 3-4 week mark? I read somewhere that was a roo tell and marked those 2 with blu-kote just for my own curiousity, but as they've aged up those 2 don't seem to have any strong indicators of roo-ness. I guess that's a personal myth busted for me? (I've really also only seen that in Wyandottes which is interesting, none of my Ameraucanas had slow feathering!)

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Thanks y'all!!

Just curious, does it matter if 2 of the 4 had really short tails, patchy shoulders, & slower feathering at the 3-4 week mark? I read somewhere that was a roo tell and marked those 2 with blu-kote just for my own curiousity, but as they've aged up those 2 don't seem to have any strong indicators of roo-ness. I guess that's a personal myth busted for me? (I've really also only seen that in Wyandottes which is interesting, none of my Ameraucanas had slow feathering!)

Slow feathering is a gene has nothing to do with sex

 

[Medodge]

Beautiful. I have 6 of the same from Cackle. Mine are only 3 wks.