Barnvelder genders

[Kris5902]

Hi, please help me with the gender of my 4 Barnvelders, I’m pretty sure the wheatbar on the left in pic 1 is a boy, the small pale comb center is a girl, any hope for the other 3 being pullets?

 

[Redhead Rae]

Hi, please help me with the gender of my 4 Barnvelders, I’m pretty sure the wheatbar on the left in pic 1 is a boy, the small pale comb center is a girl, any hope for the other 3 being pullets?View attachment 1625756 View attachment 1625753

If you are talking about the black ones, I highly doubt it. How old are they? It looks like 4 cockerels and 1 pullet to me.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Can you get better individual side pictures of each bird? The first one drinking is a pullet. Roosters will get a darker back and chest. Than the gold will come in. I can't see the others good enough to say.

 

[Cyprus]

Can you get individual pictures of each bird?

 

[JedJackson]

Age is important, if you know it.

In the first picture, the one in the middle is a pullet. The blue one on the left is a cockerel. Unsure about the black one on the right.

Second picture-- both black birds look like cockerels, the splash is a pullet.

 

[Kris5902]

They are 10-11 weeks now I think... been so busy it’s a bit of a blur. Hatched October 13th. I was really hoping someone would tell me I was wrong about the 3 with the brighter combs... at least they are dual purpose birds, unlike all my Sapphire boys. I would love to get better pics of them for you, but they are quite skittish and wild. These were the best I’ve managed to get so far!

How about my Marans? There a definite cockerel BCM, big bright comb and huge wattles... I’m hoping thes two are pullets though

 

[Cyprus]

Yep those two are pullets

 

[Kris5902]

Although they look like pullets to me (hoping!) I’ve seen them sort of puff up and face a few of the known males...

 

[Kris5902]

I’m pretty sure my Olive egger is a cockerel too, the mottled grey/brown with the cheek muffs?

 

[GrannyHeeney]

Hi Ms. Kris! My daughter has a young Barnevelder roo (should be crowing now but there are no wimminz around to inspire him LOL) and he's been pitch black from the beginning, with green and less-noticeable purples on the top of his wings. She's thinking all but the one with the stenciling on the feathers are boys.