Bantam Cochins.. Any hope for a cockerel?

[chickenluvin]

I have 5 very sweet black bantam cochins, all 15 weeks old. I was hoping for at least 1 cockerel, but am thinking I might have 5 pullets? What are the odds lol! All of their faces are fairly pink.. more than some pics are showing & a couple of them seem to go quite red during excitement, but none seem to have huge combs or wattles for their age.
The 4th pic is a runt (1/2 size) with skinny, half quilled feathers, never developed flight feathers at all & has always had a larger comb for the tiny body, but the comb has never gotten bigger & wattles are small.
The 5th pic is my only hope I think, but still no huge comb or wattles & I lean now towards another pullet.
Any opinions to give me hope for a boy? I am a rookie & this is my 1st year with bantam cochins so am not familiar with their development..
Thanks ahead!!

 

[AlleysChicks]

How did you luck out with all pullets!

 

[chickenluvin]

How did you luck out with all pullets!

Wahhh.. A dream team for almost everyone but I want a cockerel stuck in there somewhere.. lol!

 

[ChickNanny13]

Ha ha Seems like when we want a cockerel in the batch, we get all pullets. Or visa versa....

 

[21hens-incharge]

You have my dream girls!
I seem rooster cursed and always end up with some. Being in town that is not such a good thing for me.

Did you order them or get them locally? If you got them locally maybe they have a handsome fellow for you.

 

[AlleysChicks]

Wahhh.. A dream team for almost everyone but I want a cockerel stuck in there somewhere.. lol!

I ended up with 5 cockerels and 1 pullet this spring. 1 Buff and 4 black. Too bad you weren't close at that time! I literally gave them away.

 

[chickenluvin]

Ha ha Seems like when we want a cockerel in the batch, we get all pullets. Or visa versa....

No kidding! Last year (my 1st ever chickens), I got 12 GLW & 9 were roosters when I wanted hens! lol This year the opposite... seems like zero roosters in my wee bantams & I wanted them! ..another lol
Thanks for your reply!

 

[chickenluvin]

You have my dream girls!
I seem rooster cursed and always end up with some. Being in town that is not such a good thing for me.

Did you order them or get them locally? If you got them locally maybe they have a handsome fellow for you.

Unfortunately they sell out early spring, so looks like no rooster for me!
I'll hope for more hens for you next time!

 

[chickenluvin]

I ended up with 5 cockerels and 1 pullet this spring. 1 Buff and 4 black. Too bad you weren't close at that time! I literally gave them away.

I would have given a cockerel or 2 a good home! Who ever wants the poor guys...... except me!

 

[21hens-incharge]

I will have to order the very expensive sexed bantams and then pray a lot.

Maybe waiting til next year won't be so bad. Your girls will be grown and able to keep a cockerel in line.