Help me guess the sex of my chicks 😊

[Lisa3315]

Hi everyone! I have 9 chicks, all of them are around 4 weeks now, I bought them all as pullets from a local feed store. I know it might be a little early for some of them, but maybe some are old enough to guess? I'm getting a little nervous that I might have a few cockerels! I live in a rural area, and have a few neighbors with roosters already, so I'm fine with one of them being a rooster. I'm nervous about having more than one though, especially with that leaving just a handful of pullets/hens. I plan on taking photos again at 6 weeks and 8 weeks.

#1 BO (I'm pretty certain this one's a cockerel)

#2/#3 EE (I have two, but they look practically identical. So much so that I couldn't tell which one I had already taken a picture of... I'm pretty sure they're both pullets?)

#4 SF (I'm pretty sure she's a pullet, mostly because of her color)

#5 SS (that comb is making me a little nervous)

#6 SLW (I don't know about this one.... hardly any comb, but the wattles are pretty red already. I've read that SLW can turn red early though, so I still have some hope)

#7 CM (I don't know. This one is quite the scaredy cat, but this comb is also making me nervous!)

#8 FBCM (Ahh! I don't know about this one either! I was sure it was a pullet, but once I was looking at it while taking these pictures, I noticed the red wattles!)

#9 CCL (I think I'm going crazy, because this one should definitely be a pullet based on it's coloring as a chick, right? But the comb!)

 

[Sablehaven]

My instincts are in order:
Cockerel, cockerel, pullet, pullet, pullet, pullet, cockerel, cockerel.

I usually have more luck with hackle feathers than combs or tails. My mom can tell from the legs in person

 

[Lisa3315]

My instincts are in order:
Cockerel, cockerel, pullet, pullet, pullet, pullet, cockerel, cockerel.

I usually have more luck with hackle feathers than combs or tails. My mom can tell from the legs in person

Thanks for you input! I'll be sure to update with more photos in a few weeks.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

I think they're still too young, but I see at least 2 cockerels.

 

[Lisa3315]

I think they're still too young, but I see at least 2 cockerels.

I thought they might be a little too young, but I'm just dying to know what they are so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'll post more photos in a few weeks. Just curious, which is the one you're guessing is the second cockerel?

 

[EmmaRainboe]

They are still quite young. My current guesses go as follow:

1. Cockerel
2. These are 2/3 (the two EEs) Pullets
3. Cockerel
4. Pullet
5. Pullet
6. Cockerel
7. Cockerel
8. Pullet

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

I thought they might be a little too young, but I'm just dying to know what they are so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'll post more photos in a few weeks. Just curious, which is the one you're guessing is the second cockerel?

I'm thinking No.1 and the SS. A little suspicious of the FCBM and the SLW.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

These are my very honest opinions:
1. Cockerel
2. Pullet
3. Pullet.
4. Cockerel (?)
5. Pullet (?)
6. Cockerel (?)
7. Pullet (?)
8. Cockerel
9. Pullet (?)

 

[Lisa3315]

Thank you @JustAChickenLoverOverHere , @EmmaRainboe , and @Sablehaven for your input. I'm really hoping I don't end up with that many cockerels, but it sounds like I should start researching bachelor pads

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Only #1 and #6 look to be boys so far. Agree that the Marans is a little suspect. All others look to be female at this age anyway.