All turned out to be Roosters - Need Help

[flyingchicken]

They definitely are not broilers... too skinny and too many feathers
they do not look like boys either.. look like pullets at point of lay from these pics.. I think you will be getting eggs soon
typical broiler feathering , makes them easy to pluck
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eta why are they thought to be boys?

Hi thank you for checking them out. As we both, my GF and I don't have any experience raising chickens we thought they were roosters after seeing their combs and 2-3 of them fight all the time. One more thing I just came to know they are 3 months old, not 4.

 

[flyingchicken]

I don’t see rooster traits in the pictures either. At 4 months I would expect saddle feathers and at least spur buds. The wattles also seem short for roosters.

That could be a good news...however I want to correct my mistake that they are 3 months old.. Does that make any difference identifying them as male or female? Thanks.

 

[flyingchicken]

Ya, those aren't broilers they are Leghorns. Just from these pics they look like pullets to me. I'd expect much more comb from 4 month old Leghorn cockerels.

Just came to know they are 3 months old..still possibility of them being Leghorn pullets? thanks.

 

[Redhead Rae]

Hi thank you for checking them out. As we both, my GF and I don't have any experience raising chickens we thought they were roosters after seeing their combs and 2-3 of them fight all the time. One more thing I just came to know they are 3 months old, not 4.

With them being that young, it may be more likely that they are roosters. If you can get individual pictures of them standing from a similar point of view to the pictures below, we can certainly help you out. Being able to see their stance and a full side view of their bodies really helps in gender identification.

 

[flyingchicken]

Those look like Leghorns rather than meat birds which is good news for the longevity of your birds.

Since they are leghorns and are 4 months, I wouldn't say for sure that they are all roosters. Some look rather pullet like to me. With leghorns many people confuse pullets for roosters because their combs are so big.

A Leghorn rooster would look more like this.
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Hens look like this.
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8-10 hens per rooster is a recommendation for the safety and well being of the hens rather than for the happiness of the rooster.

Thank you so much for the reference pictures! They are 3 months old, sorry for the confusion. I will post their individual pictures for more help.

 

[flyingchicken]

With them being that young, it may be more likely that they are roosters. If you can get individual pictures of them standing from a similar point of view to the pictures below, we can certainly help you out. Being able to see their stance and a full side view of their bodies really helps in gender identification.
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Sure. I will post the individual pictures here. Thanks again!

 

[Redhead Rae]

Thank you so much for the reference pictures! They are 3 months old, sorry for the confusion. I will post their individual pictures for more help.

Can you tell us how many weeks you think they are? There can be a big difference between 12 weeks and 14 weeks but they both fall in the "3 month" range.

 

[flyingchicken]

Can you tell us how many weeks you think they are? There can be a big difference between 12 weeks and 14 weeks but they both fall in the "3 month" range.

In that sense, they are 14 weeks old as she got them on November 14, 2018 so I am hoping they were like 1-3 old days already at that time?

 

[Redhead Rae]

In that sense, they are 14 weeks old as she got them on November 14, 2018 so I am hoping they were like 1-3 old days already at that time?

From a feed store, or shipped?

 

[flyingchicken]

From a feed store, or shipped?

Actually her sister got them for her. There is a railway station in her town where the supply of baby chicks come from somewhere. The train is changed for the baby chicks and they have to wait for couple of hours to shift the baby chicks' boxes to the different train. During this time, if somebody (mostly kids insisting their parents) wants chicks they can go and buy the baby chicks. So that's why I think they must be broilers. I am attaching a picture of them when they were babies if that helps.