Confirming my kids' worst fears: all roosters? (Sex confirmation request, please!)

kaykay7918

In the Brooder
Apr 23, 2025
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Purchased at a feed store from a breeder as left over easter eggers. The two white were hatched around Feb 14, and the black around Feb 28. (24-26 weeks ish)

Each of my kids picked a bird to love, with the knowledge that we couldn't keep any roosters.

I believe their worst-case scenario has come to fruition and we have 3 roosters.

My phone camera is acting up so a couple pictures are not ideal.

Bird 1 is offwhite, and very knifelike hackle? feathers. Bird 2 is bright white, and less extreme neck feathers, but otherwise looks identical to Bird 1 in terms of "roo" characteristics. Bird 3 is black (barred rock in the mix I presume) and small, signs of sickling in the tail feathers despite the small stature. Bird 3 pic ended up blurry, sorry, but it's the best body shot I got.


Thanks!
 

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Okay then I'm just dumb and bird 1 is just a jerk face. my sexed birds from that time have all started laying, tricking me.
Some pullets are late starters and some females can have attitudes. I used to have a bird that would peck every time I got near her. And she was 100% a she, she was the first one in her group to lay. Thankfully after pecking her back a few times she knocked it off but bad attitudes are definitely not exclusive to cockerels
 
Some pullets are late starters and some females can have attitudes. I used to have a bird that would peck every time I got near her. And she was 100% a she, she was the first one in her group to lay. Thankfully after pecking her back a few times she knocked it off but bad attitudes are definitely not exclusive to cockerels
She's been mean from the beginning too lol. My daughter is smitten and finds her attitude endearing. Named her "Princess"
 

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