After reading forum questioning ladies or roo's and age?????

[kmhfuzzhead]

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I am trying to figure out age???? And I keep reading about the tail helping in determing the gender? I have the two white Sultans and recently the larger one started crowing so I know I have one of each of these but with the Reds I can't tell! Help anyone?????!!!!!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I have no idea on the Sultans but the reds look all to be pullets and around 16 or 17 weeks old...my opinions

 

[steffpeck]

I have no idea on the Sultans or the age of the RIR's, but I agree with TuffOldHen that they all look like pullets.

 

[kmhfuzzhead]

Yeah! Nothing against Roo's just not really prepared to take that on...I'm a neebie so trying to keep things simple......
Just a question how are you judging the age..? Just by their size? I got them the end of May and they told me then they were approx. 4 to 6 weeks then.....so I have been trying to questimate since then ??????????

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I'm judging their size, combs and wattles and if they were 4 to 6 weeks old the end of May...I'm pretty close on their ages then..give or take a week...

 

[kmhfuzzhead]

Thanks so much for your input! Guess I'll let you know when I get that first egg...keeping fingers crossed it will be soon!!! Thanks again!!!