Anyone wanna help me guess if I got hens or Roos?

ChickiesforLIFE

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I recently got 8 new babies for my small flock and that are about 6-8 weeks old. ( they’re all pretty much within a week of each other ). I’m fairly certain that I got only one roo, which is what I was hoping for. I do want to send a picture of all of them tho, because I would love to hear feedback! ( I could totally be wrong 🤣 ) the picture of the chick alone is the one I think is a roo ( he’s unofficially named Luey unless we discover he’s a hen lol ) even tho his waddle isn’t as red, he’s about a week younger than the oldest chicks. I think he’s a roo because his tail tookWAY longer to come in as a hatchling, his waddle is pretty red, his neck feathers look skinnier, and I’ve also got a gut feeling;)

If any of you think he’s a hen, or I might have OTher roosters, definitely tell me! I think sexing chicks is super fun and interesting, and seeing you guess correctly, (or get it terribly wrong ) is fun to see

Pictures have to be sent separately for me, so Suoer early viewer, that’s why they’re not up quite yet
 
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ill put up pics of the others close up soon, so they can be compared
Individual photos of each bird showing comb development if any is needed at this age.

Sometimes a gut feeling is all you can go by at this age, but I do not see any male signs on Luey yet based on the one photo. Tail length is not a useful indicator for gender ID at this age.

Your group photo is not helpful for sexing. I see only one birds face in profile.
Nice set up you have for them. 😊
 
Individual photos of each bird showing comb development if any is needed at this age.

Sometimes a gut feeling is all you can go by at this age, but I do not see any male signs on Luey yet based on the one photo. Tail length is not a useful indicator for gender ID at this age.

Your group photo is not helpful for sexing. I see only one birds face in profile.
Nice set up you have for them. 😊
Thank you ☺️ I apolagize for the unhelpful pictures, still working on getting the other ones up. Haven’t had time to go to the chicken run quite yet but I’ll try and show them soon. ♥️ Thank u for taking time to respond, even tho my pictures stunk lol 🤪
 
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