Gender help- 6 weeks

[kharmon320]

I hatched out 8 chicks on July 29/30. Everyone is right at 6 weeks. I have 4 that are obvious cockerels (2 black orpingtons (? mottled) and 2 leghorn crosses). I'm pretty sure the other leghorn cross is a pullet due to very little comb development and still orange/light. The brown chick was chipmunk and feathered in with a female pattern, so I'm also fairly certain on her as well. The two I am not certain about are a barnyard mix black/brown that I still think is a pullet despite the comb/wattles coming in. There is leghorn in the mix (I'll include a picture of the father bird EE/dark leghorn cross), so EE/dark leghorn X black sexlink or welsummer or another mix female. All of my friends hens have large combs as well as the rooster, so I expect this chick to have a large comb male or female. The third black orpington is also in question. It feathered out much slower than my obvious cockerels, barely has a tail at this point and comb is still yellow but noticeable. I know orpingtons can be slow developers, but I would appreciate any help on gender. Some of the boys are becoming quite obnoxious.

Barnyard Mix Pullet (one in front of first photo)? It has been very hot here (95 almost daily) but this one has gotten more pink in the past week.

Orpington pullet? (in back) I'm fairly certain the brown chick is a pullet.

Here's a photo of the Rooster of all the barnyard crosses (Orpingtons came from someone else).



Any help is appreciated.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The one with the bigger pink comb at that age is probably a rooster. Those with the smaller combs are probably pullets. Give them a few more weeks to be sure.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

The first and last ones are cockerels.

I can't see your third pic due to an error.

 

[kharmon320]

So this would have been the first bird up above. Think this is a cockerel at 6 weeks? I was confused by the coloring which seemed more female pattern (but I'm a novice so it doesn't count for much).

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Yes, but wait a few weeks to be sure.

 

[Folly's place]

I also think that this black/ brown chick is a cockerel.
Mary

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

View attachment 1529900 View attachment 1529901 So this would have been the first bird up above. Think this is a cockerel at 6 weeks? I was confused by the coloring which seemed more female pattern (but I'm a novice so it doesn't count for much).

Well, since they are mixed, the color pattern doesn't really matter.

 

[kharmon320]

Just to follow up for anyone else out there wondering about their chicks, the chick pictured in Post #4 is a pullet. I had others at 8 weeks tell me it had to be a cockerel, but my gut kept telling me it was a pullet. By 14 weeks, no hackle or saddle feathers. Today, at 18 weeks, it laid a small egg!

 

[Folly's place]

How good! So this is the black/ brown chick in the foreground in the first photo? Thanks for the follow up.
Mary

 

[kharmon320]

How good! So this is the black/ brown chick in the foreground in the first photo? Thanks for the follow up.
Mary

Yes. I admit there was a lot of very pink comb/wattle at that age and definitely by 8 weeks. I'll try to post a follow up photo.