I was supposed to get all females in my last order but these two babies are making me wonder....They are 5 weeks old. I know it's a little early but there are some very experienced people on here who might be able to give me some insight! Thanks! *I know they are hatchery birds and aren't the greatest quality. All I want to know is if they are males or females.
The last four (I don't know if they are of the same bird or not) are/is 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000% roo! The above ones look to be possible pullets though. Their feathers seem a bit odd though...like they seem to have bald patches? I guess they are just feathering in still.
It looks like the Buff Orp is a rooster to me. It is harder to tell with the Wyandotte, the comb isn't red, and there isn't to much wattle development, probably a hen.
All the pictures of the Buff and the same bird. Dang it! I was hoping my suspicion wasn't right. I really didn't want a roo.... The columbian wyandotte is feathering VERY odd. Other than that it is super healthy- good weight, eating/drinking habits. All of its siblings have every single one of their feathers. I was thinking maybe it was a roo because it was taking longer than the others but this is taking WAAAY longer. And it does appear to have bald patches. Never seen such a thing in a chick before.
The males do take longer to feather, the bald spots aren't that abnormal. I will say this, it takes 12+ for a Wyandotte to fully mature. So maybe it is a roo???????
