Gender of Sussex

[Chickensgalore11]

The lavendar sussex chicks are 11 weeks old And to me I feel like they look like roosters but the breeder supposedly sexed them as hens for me.

Also in a previous post a few sais my austrolorp may be a roo and this is him/her now (last picture)

Thanks in advance!

 

[Cyprus]

Sussex are cockerels
Australorp is a pullet
One Orpington is a cockerel, another a pullet.

 

[Chickensgalore11]

Sussex are cockerels
Australorp is a pullet
One Orpington is a cockerel, another a pullet.

Oh no!! I knew one of my orpingtons is a roo and He's turning into a demon. I really needed just one more hen, looks like ill be messaging the breeder

 

[Chickensgalore11]

Breeder will not take them back until they are crowing. What age does the growing start?

 

[Cyprus]

Breeder will not take them back until they are crowing. What age does the growing start?

Any age. Anywhere from 3wks- several years.
Less dominant males won't crow until the more dominant male is removed.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Honestly, Give it a couple of weeks and the guys' saddle feathers will be coming out and it will be obvious, even without a crow, that they're boys. Then you can go to the breeder and say Crow or not, those are boys.

 

[Chickensgalore11]

Honestly, Give it a couple of weeks and the guys' saddle feathers will be coming out and it will be obvious, even without a crow, that they're boys. Then you can go to the breeder and say Crow or not, those are boys.
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Thanks! She said she will take them back and replace with two more chicks but I'm going to keep one as my roo!