Any Roos here?

[Laura78]

I know it may be too soon to tell, but is there any chance I have a roo? They are all suppose to be pullets. BTW, they're about 4 1/2 weeks old in the pictures. Sorry about how some are hard to see, the chicks wouldn't work with me, lol.

#1 EE

#2 Australorp

#3 EE

#4 EE

#5 BO

#6 EE

#7 EE

#8 Austalorp

#9 BR

#10 BR

#11 RIR

 

[luvmychicknkids]

Alright, first, it is almost impossible to even guess without really good face shots and not easy then at this age. That said, here goes.

Every single EE I have ever seen colored like #1, #3, and #6 has been female. That may mean NOTHING, but I think it does....I am guessing they are girls. Your Barred Rock looks like a girl, too, based on coloring. #4 looks like your best roo potential, but that means really nothing....it could be a precious little pullet!!

Can't even imagine #7 being male, but again, this is just really a guess and going on "feel". That is really all the input I have. Good luck, they are adorable!!!

 

[Laura78]

Thank you. I don't think #4 is a roo, cause that one hardly has a comb at all. I'm really hoping none are roos, lol. I think I do have a Polish roo though. I got two 4 day old Polish from a BYC member and showed them to a friend and he agrees that one looks to be a roo, it's larger, has thicker legs, and a bump on the beak near the head.

 

[luvmychicknkids]

Since #4 is an EE, it should have a pea comb. You can tell more by width that actual height of the comb. Same for all the pea combs.

Girls will have a narrow litte row of "peas" and boys will have...umm 3 rows I think it is. Anyway, it will be a wider comb. I hope they are all girls for you!!!

I have a Polish I am stressing over, myself. However, we aren't getting anything of a comb yet and she is 5 weeks old now. The Polish are supposed to have a "V" comb (at least that is what I was told) which should start coming in as little horns. I have 5 La Fleche (another V comb breed) the same age and the only boy has two distincitive little "horns" now. the girls don't.

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

So far, they all look like pullets to me.

I've also heard that the EEs with 3 row pea combs are males, but there are exceptions to that.

Here's photos of my EE hen and her 3 row pea comb:

 

[Laura78]

How soon do the 'horns' start on the Polish? Cause that might be what I'm seeing on the one Polish. I'll be so happy if I've got a future roo in one of them.