Fool me twice

[Laura23j]

Tractor supply said these were all females when bought...can someone give their opinion/confirmation? Based off my last post I feel hesitant to believe them as a first time owner

 

[WingItRanch]

How old are they?

 

[Laura23j]

How old are they?

Got them Feb 28...4 months-ish

 

[WingItRanch]

The photo of the 3 together look like all pullets. The first photo of just the one... when I zoom in, the photo gets a little blurry but I think the hackle and saddle feathers are pointed. Can you confirm?

At this age, males will have pointy, shiny feathering in those areas while females will have nice rounded feathering.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

The first one is a cockerel for sure. Not sure on the gray one and can’t see the black one’s feathers well enough to say if it’s just a pullet near point of lay

 

[Laura23j]

Better? I appreciate the replies!

 

[redinator]

Better? I appreciate the replies!

Cockerel, I just raised a whole mess of RIR males

 

[WingItRanch]

Better? I appreciate the replies!

Still pretty blurry! Here's a good image showing what to look for. Sickle won't develop until a little later but at 17ish weeks, if this is a cockerel, you'd see skinny pointy feathers in the hackle and saddle area.

 

[Laura23j]

Not me like a crazy lady following them around for individual pictures

 

[Laura23j]

Still pretty blurry! Here's a good image showing what to look for. Sickle won't develop until a little later but at 17ish weeks, if this is a cockerel, you'd see skinny pointy feathers in the hackle and saddle area.
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Thank you!!