any thoughts on these silkies??

[Sazbaby]

I ordered 5 blue silkies from McMurray hatchery, hatched july 4, 2011. Out of these I have one blue (I suspect a hen because she is much more petite than the others), 3 black (one of which I've caught crowing, the other two I'm not sure of- they are as big as the roosters and have the "swept back hair" look...) and one mostly black with a little blue underpinning (also caught in the act of crowing). I'm hoping that out of 5 I have more than one hen!! Argh... Anyhow, here are pictures of them- feel free to give your thoughts!! Thanks in advance!

The two black unknowns

Black unknown #1

Black unknown #2

Black unknown #1 on left, #2 on right

Black unknown #1

Black unknown #2

Blue unknown, suspected hen

Blue unknown, suspected hen

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

black #1 is definately a boy, definite streamers, big wide comb.
black #2 I am unsure but looking at that comb I say boy.

Blue is beardless, no wattles, and no streamers, very sure its a girl.

 

[Lothiriel]

Black #1 and #2 are cockerels, and the Blue appears to be a pullet so far.

 

[Sazbaby]

Oh gosh... you guys are just confirming my fears... I got the silkies because I wanted some broodies, and here I am, ordered 5 and seriously looks like 4 are roosters?!?!?! Man, am I just unlucky or what???? I had them all out in a little pen the other day, and just about all of them were bumping chests and getting feisty, and when I got to looking at them, I thought maybe all but the little blue were roosters... I guess I was just wishful thinking that maybe those other two black ones would be hens...

Oh well, keep the input coming please, if it's overwhelming roos then I need to find them some homes!!!

 

[hdowden]

2 blacks are roos and the blue looks like a pullet

 

[PoultryQueen29]

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