Bantam Cochins-Roos or Not?

[mylilchix]

I have 5 bantam cochins who are 6 weeks old. 1 is defintely a hen, the remaining 4 I'm afraid are roos

. If that's the case I need to rehome them. My neighbors aren't very happy with the 3 roos I have now, and I have a 6 week old serama that started crowing this morning

!! Here are the chicks:

Chick #1

Chick #2

Chick #3

Chick #4

Thanks for looking!!
Sonja

 

[juliecox]

Those combs do look alarmingly roosterish. But I would give them a couple more months to "out" themselves!

 

[nursecat9]

Are these red cochins? Cute chicks!

 

[mylilchix]

They're 3 golden buffs and a mille fleur. I was really hoping that the mille fleur would be a hen. I love their coloring!

Sonja

 

[crazycluck]

The combs are big for 6 weeks old. All but 1 of my cochin hens have small combs. But 1 has a huge comb and if I hadn't seen her lay I would swear she was a he!

I would wait a little longer.

 

[cochinman2005]

Chicks #1 through 4 are ckls.

 

[Goose and Fig]

I have a few banty cochin roos together with a few hens. They get along great- but one roo is always "the daddy". Are they loud? mine sound like they're crowing into a tin can. Too funny.

 

[ZooMummzy]

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My little banty roo sounds like a party horn

I don't care because I didn't want a loud rooster in town, but I feel so bad for the little guy. He sounds silly, lol but I love my little guy.

They look like roos to me. My cochin pullet at that age had basically no comb, still doesn't.

 

[poultryhaven]

For some reason i think #3 is a pullet

 

[mylilchix]

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Ooo, let's hope so! I'm so afraid that these chicks will be roos.

Sonja