bantam australorps roos or hens (new pics)

[ozzie]

Bantam Australorps that I hatched - about 10 weeks old

The splash/blue chick (Chick 1) - looks like a boy?

The black chick (Chick 2) - not sure?

Another black chick (Chick 3) - not sure?

Black/dark blue chick (Chick 4) - boy? Comb is as red as Chick 1

Blue chick (Chick 5) - girl - quite sure she's a girl - not much of a comb

I'd love to hear your thoughts.
ozzie

 

[parrillofarms]

personally i am not an expert but i had 2 roos in my group of 36 and i didn't know until about 3 months. i figured it out when i walked by the coop and heard him crow, sure enough, big comb and saddle feathers.

 

[parrillofarms]

i think the first pic of the black one is a roo

 

[jeslewmazer]

Just My guess on the pictures: pics #1 and #2 boys pics #3 and #5 girls pic #4 not sure but maybe girl

 

[ozzie]

personally i am not an expert but i had 2 roos in my group of 36 and i didn't know until about 3 months. i figured it out when i walked by the coop and heard him crow, sure enough, big comb and saddle feathers.

When do they start to grow saddle feathers? I've read that they are the 'giveaway' signs (aside from the crowing). I live in suburbia and council won't let me have roos so I'm hoping that I will be able to sex them definitively before that happens.

Thanks for the comments.

ozzie​

 

[chickenlover54]

1 is the only boy

 

[shay20]

I would say chick # 4 looks boyish, looks like its getting pointy hackel feathers in.

 

[sherrydeanne]

At 10 weeks, I'd say they're all pullets. Is #1's tail like the others?

 

[comedianchick]

roo
hen
hen
roo
hen

just a guess i could be wrong

 

[ozzie]

I'll try to take a few more pics to see if it helps. I don't see any pointy feathers (saddle) but it could be early yet? Do the pointy hackle ones come out first?

Thanks for the opinions.

ozzie