Gender Check ??

[ksrchicks]

Hello - These are my first chickens. They are supposed to be pullets (hatchery sexed) however would love your advice on what you think. The 3 "girls" are 6 weeks old now. Thank you!!

#1 - Molly (NH Red)

#2 Claudia (White Plymouth Rock)

#3 Cathleen (Barred Rock)

 

[Happy Chooks]

Looks like a bunch of girls.

 

[BantamoftheOpera]

2&3 are probably pullets. I'm guessing Roo with #1

 

[donrae]

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[ksrchicks]

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Oh that would be wonderful

. Thank you all three for your response and advice! I was pretty convinced Cathleen and Claudia were girls but have zero experience, and wasn't sure at all about Molly. It is hard b/c I do not have any chicks that are the same for comparison. Molly is a bigger bird and her tail feathers seem more upright but I have not noticed any red on the comb yet and she is quite shy compared the other girls. I have one other chick a bantam BR (Polly Jean) who did not cooperate for first photo shoot but I will post pictures soon as thinking Polly may be a Paul. Again hard to tell b/c the only bantam but she(?) is quite striking and tips head back to crow but no noise comes out! Do girls do that? Yawn maybe?? Thanks again for your opinions!!

 

[Lothiriel]

It could be a yawn. They will do that.

IMO I'd watch Molly. I'd love to say with the others that it's a girl, but there's something in me that kinda goes against it... If you know what I mean.

The legs look rather thick and the tail just doesn't quite look right. Just my opinion.

BTW, I love the name Polly Jean!

 

[ksrchicks]

Ok, great to know that they yawn and that it is not just a warm-up crow! I will keep an eye on Molly and post more pictures. I thought pullet for sure until recently and then her tail started looking rather upright

. I will also work on socializing double time b/c if we are going to have a roo I want to do everything I can to have the friendliest one possible. I will post some pictures of Polly Jean soon (my husband named her after a musician!) and hopefully she does not turn out to be a Paul! Thanks for your opinion!