D'Uccles - hen or roo?

[Chickerdoodle13]

I'm usually pretty good about guessing sexes but these guys have me a bit stumped. I'm thinking they are roos, but their tails really have me stumped. Usually my little roos get pointed feathers on their tails. These guys have very rounded, hen-like tail feathers (The one pictured has the most curved feathers of the four). They have pointy neck feathers though and their combs are more red than I would expect for a hen. I have four of them that I got from the auction. They are real little yet, but have all their feathers. I think I will be keeping this one, even though I think it is a roo, but figured I'd get your opinions first. I was hoping for some hens, but all the little guys look pretty much like this one. I apologize for the crummy cell pics.

 

[hdowden]

looks like a cockerel thats already getting to much white just like mine. if you new the age it would help, my hatchery one didnt start showing cockerel signs till it was a 10 weeks old

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Cockerel

 

[Lisa Pedro]

Here are some pictures of a pair of mine that I took yesterday because I am planning on selling them. They are just over 7 weeks old. I have too many roosters and am hoping by selling them as a pair, he will get a good home. I have been able to tell he was a rooster for 2 or 3 weeks now. Hope this helps.

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

Do the males usually have more white at this age? I've never raised d'uccles from this young before. Every time I've had them, they were much older. I ended up with two pairs of blue d'Anvers too from the same lot. I was going to sell them as pairs, but the hens are just too pretty, so I think I'm going to try and just sell off the roos at the fair this week.

 

[hdowden]

i thought this was a pullet but she changed on me to be a cockerel

this is him now and i love how his color has come in and he's my promising cockerel

heres the other mille i have he has gotten a lot more white on him since this pic was taken

heres one with the boys side by side

 

[Chickerdoodle13]

Thanks for the pics guys! I'm pretty sure all four I have are boys, but when I sell them I don't think I will garauntee gender. I'm only selling them for $5 a piece, so hopefully there will still be interest in them. They are definitely cute!

I seem to keep ending up with roosters, but I'm having a hard time parting with some of them. I bought four cochin bantams a few weeks ago and there was a roo with them. I was going to sell him, but he's getting along so well in my coop, I think he will end up staying. In my other coop, I only have one little modern game bantam roo. I wanted to put a standard roo in that coop so I got a LF Salmon Faverolle from a BYCer, but he is fitting in better in the other coop than in the one he was supposed to go into. So right now my coops are lopsided. I have three boys int he one coop and just one in the other. Oh well, I'd rather keep them where they are happiest! If I keep one of the mille fluers, it will go in the coop with my modern.

 

[Whittni]

Boy...I like D Uccles either dark brown with chestnut or mostly white.

 

[hdowden]

my hatchery d'uccle:

lavender

millie pullet (from a breeder)

porcelain pullet (from a breeder)

golden neck cockerel

golden neck pullet

 

[Lisa Pedro]

my hatchery d'uccle:

lavender

millie pullet (from a breeder)

porcelain pullet (from a breeder)

golden neck cockerel

golden neck pullet

my hatchery d'uccle:

lavender

millie pullet (from a breeder)

porcelain pullet (from a breeder)

golden neck cockerel

golden neck pullet

Very pretty. I have a pair if the Self Blue D'Uccles too. I love the porcelain.