Are they all roosters?!

[Unwittingchickenlady]

I'm having a super hard time determining what a male saddle feather looks like. Can someone maybe explain this like I'm five? Or is 8 weeks too young to tell?

Two chickens:

Cluckingsworth:

Brown chicken (they're not all named)

 

[JedJackson]

Both look like pullets to me. They have small combs and wattles.

 

[Unwittingchickenlady]

So by 8 weeks they'd have bigger combs and waddles if male?

 

[JedJackson]

Male saddles wouldn't be in at 8 weeks. More like 12 weeks or later. They are the slender pointed feathers a male chicken gets that fall on either side of the lower back, just in front of the tail.

 

[JedJackson]

So by 8 weeks they'd have bigger combs and waddles if male?

Generally yes. I'm less sure about the second one because there isn't a clear face picture that captures both comb and wattles and so it is more difficult to put the full picture together.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Pullets

 

[HappyClucker7]

They're both girls.

 

[Unwittingchickenlady]

Male saddles wouldn't be in at 8 weeks. More like 12 weeks or later. They are the slender pointed feathers a male chicken gets that fall on either side of the lower back, just in front of the tail.

Thank you. It's fun to guess based on their behavior, but honestly they've all started sizing each other up, I just want to be sure to separate the boys out before there's any hassle.

 

[JedJackson]

Thank you. It's fun to guess based on their behavior, but honestly they've all started sizing each other up, I just want to be sure to separate the boys out before there's any hassle.

That's a good idea. Behavior at that age isn't really helpful in determining sex. Pullets can be just as rowdy as cockerels.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I'm having a super hard time determining what a male saddle feather looks like. Can someone maybe explain this like I'm five? Or is 8 weeks too young to tell?

Two chickens:

Cluckingsworth:
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I’m curious how Cluckingsworth looks now?