7 week chicks - do these look like pullets?

[Robotmomma]

The barred rocks we have look almost the same but one of them faces off with Nutmeg they both seem to have curly tails. I will be fainting if they gave me three boys.

 

[alexa009]

thank you. did you see the barred rock pics above? I wasn't able to get very good ones. I will try again.

So is there any chance Nutmeg is a pullet? I read on here that the patchy coloration usually signifies cockerel in this breed. The comb showed a couple of weeks ago and the little almost crowing sounds are nothing I have heard from my other hens. Even my kids were like, uh oh.

Sorry, at only 7 weeks there is no possibility.

 

[Robotmomma]

Thanks all. I put an ad to try to rehome Nutmeg as roosters are prohibited in my neighborhood
I sure hope he's the only one.

We ordered eight pullets and they threw in two extra. I said, they aren't throwing in two roosters are they, they wouldn't do that to me would they? It just so happens the two breeds that were extras are the suspected roos! They have us an extra easter egger and an extra barred rock.

 

[Robotmomma]

barred rocks at ~4 weeks. There were 7 gals and 7 dudes in the hatch. Those red combs in the galley picture/avatar are likely all dudes.

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• CanadaEh
• Jun 21, 2018
• barred chicks barred rock chick 4 weeks

~4 weeks old

oh that's helpful thank you. I don't think my barred rocks had that much comb nor color at four weeks.

 

[Robotmomma]

This is Pepper. She (or he) is the one who does the stare down with Nutmeg. He went at her with his feet first once that I saw. S/he usually will yield to him. The other barred rock with have has a slightly bigger wattle. Pepper has a shorter tail and little spiky feathers on her head. Pepper will jump on your shoulder and has jumped on my daughter's head also.

 

[Robotmomma]

This is Nigella, the other BR. Don't have a lot to say about her. She's pretty chill.

 

[Robotmomma]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/6-week-old-barred-rocks.981972/