Barred Plymouth- Roosters?

[dpack]

I got these two in July, here we are in January and still no eggs. My neighbor thinks at least one may be a rooster because of his/her size. My understanding is the saddle feathers are the giveaway. Can anyone definitively tell me if either or both of these are roosters.

 

[TopRooster]

They both are roosters. I'm surprised you haven't heard crowing

 

[dpack]

That's what I though, thanks. Actually we bought them in October, not July. So they're around 6 months old. No crowing yet. But I still need to get rid of them

 

[Cel45]

Definite cockerels

 

[donrae]

Yep, both cockerels.

Saddle feathers are surely the giveaway. Only males have those.

Since they're pure barred birds, they have the extra tell tale of the coloring. The males have twice as much light as dark, basically, so the overall look of the bird is much lighter on males than females. If you had a female for a side by side comparison, the difference would be striking.

 

[drumstick diva]

x 2

 

[BantamLover21]

Cockerels.

 

[dpack]

Thanks. I'm a little annoyed that I didn't learn enough before agreeing to buy them and very annoyed that the farmer who sold them outright lied that they were hens, he even advertised them as such. I don't have room or need for roosters.