A few days ago I was sure all of my chicks were pullets. Now I'm convinced at least half of them are cockerels. This is stressful! Yesterday I noticed that Agatha's comb and wattles were getting a little pink. Was she just flushed from the excitement of treats? Or is he a rooster? But if Agatha is a cockerel, then surely Ellie, my other Buff Orpington, is also a cockerel, because her legs are thicker than Agatha's but they're essentially identical. And I was already suspicious of Blue, my Blue Orp, and her wattles were looking a little bigger this morning, but no color. And two of the Australorps had pink looking combs this morning. All three have looked incredibly similar - I can't tell them apart aside from their leg bands. So i'm guessing they're all the same sex. My Austra White has always been huge and heavy compared to the othe chicks, with a big comb, but hopefully that's just because she's part Leghorn? And one of my Easter Eggers has always been much bigger than the other EE, but hopefully it's just because they have drastically different parents?? They're probably all boys except my runt Amelia. It's just going to be me and Amelia. Gahhhhh I hate this. I know they're going to be what they're going to be but this is suuuuper stressful. I don't want to have invested so much time and money and effort into a bunch of cockerels I can't keep. I definitely see the appeal of buying point of lay pullets...
