Can you tell gender by tail feathers?

[momofchicks]

Okay, my chickens are 5 1/2 weeks old. Can you tell by the tail feathers wether they are roos or pullets? I'll try explain it. Some tail feathers seem to be more up and down, while others are almost rounded off the butt (do you know what I mean)? Which one would be the rooster? Thanks for any ideas.

 

[Chicken Cluck]

What kinds of chickens do you have?

 

[mmajw]

What breed do you have??
Can you post a pic?

 

[momofchicks]

Okay, let's see if this picture works. I have RIR, a Dom and EE's. This picture was a few weeks ago, they have lots more feathers now, but, my camera got dropped and is broken so this is what I have for now.

 

[mmajw]

From the faces I can see they all look like hens.

 

[lurky]

If you know there is a rooster, I would pick the one with its back to the camera and the yellow legs......it has the colors more like a rooster......but thats the only thing that catches my eye. Can you get a face shot of that bird?

 

[momofchicks]

I think this EE is a rooster and I'm not sure if this white chicken up front is an EE or not (can you tell me) and I think it is a rooster.

 

[lurky]

Hard to tell because the comb is blurry. Try to get a clear pic of the comb as close as you can get it focused.
That would probably help.