Cockerels or pullets?

[Txpollock]

I have 5 new chicks will be 3 weeks old on Monday 3/27/23. Can you tell if they’re cockerels or pullets this early?

 

[nuthatched]

Too early yet, try again in 3-4 weeks.

 

[fluffycrow]

Too young to tell. The earliest you could really begin to try is when mom leaves them, so at around 4 weeks (give or take, some keep their babies for longer). In reality though, you should be looking more into the 6-8 week mark

 

[Txpollock]

Too early yet, try again in 3-4 weeks.

Ok...I was reading in another thread that you could possibly sex a BCM at 3 weeks according to the tail feathers and shoulder feathers. I'm not positive what breed they all are because I bought a rainbow clutch to have my broody hen hatch. 6 of the 12 hatched and we lost 1 after hatching. Pretty sure the chipmonk looking one is an EE. The largest one looks to be a BCM and maybe the other black one too. Not sure about the 2 grey ones yet. The lady I bought them from had BCM, EE, Ameraucana, cream Legbar, and I can't remember the others she mentioned.

 

[nuthatched]

Ok...I was reading in another thread that you could possibly sex a BCM at 3 weeks according to the tail feathers and shoulder feathers. I'm not positive what breed they all are because I bought a rainbow clutch to have my broody hen hatch. 6 of the 12 hatched and we lost 1 after hatching. Pretty sure the chipmonk looking one is an EE. The largest one looks to be a BCM and maybe the other black one too. Not sure about the 2 grey ones yet. The lady I bought them from had BCM, EE, Ameraucana, cream Legbar, and I can't remember the others she mentioned.

Tail feathers are an old wives tail but you can sex by shoulders, depending on the birds color, at about 6-8 weeks.

 

[Txpollock]

Tail feathers are an old wives tail but you can sex by shoulders, depending on the birds color, at about 6-8 weeks.

Thanks, I'll update in a few weeks.

 

[Txpollock]

Tail feathers are an old wives tail but you can sex by shoulders, depending on the birds color, at about 6-8 weeks.

We are at 6 weeks now. Here are some pics. Not sure if I have all 5 showing in these pics. I have 2 grey, 2 black, and 1 kind of multi colored dark & light grey.

 

[Txpollock]

Too young to tell. The earliest you could really begin to try is when mom leaves them, so at around 4 weeks (give or take, some keep their babies for longer). In reality though, you should be looking more into the 6-8 week mark

Just posted some 6 weeks pics above. Can you tell now?

 

[ShrekDawg]

I see several cockerels

 

[Txpollock]

I see several cockerels

Hopefully it’s the same one!! There are a couple pics of the same chick. The solid black(pic 5 & 6 side view). The one on the feeder is a different one (pics 1 & 3 also in 6 front view). The one that looks like all of the feathers aren’t fully in yet is another (pic 4 & 7). Solid light grey in pic 5. Mottled grey in pic 2.

I want the one on the feeder to be a pullet!!