Help!? Mixed flock Who’s a hen & who is a rooster!?

[Stacyoung13]

Thank you!
The white EE/Americana was mixed in with the others mostly that looked like the my other Americana/EE I’m unsure of the breeds on those?


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ISA Brown 2
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I almost positive she’s a hen I think the “lead Hen”




Cornish x (he’s a boy)

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The 2 Silkies * we know at least one of them is for sure a rooster they look very similar except one is more solid buff colored and lighter, the other one had darker colors black o black on wings. We’re so confused we think that maybe they are both roosters?

Silkie 2

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Silkie 1 on left Silkie 2 right
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Silkie 2
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Silkie 1

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Can You post Close up pictures of the silkies face and head. a front view looking head on at them. They are all beautiful birds though

 

[StephanieRose44]

Can You post Close up pictures of the silkies face and head. a front view looking head on at them. They are all beautiful birds though

Yes and thank you Silkie #2 with the black on wings had spots in his head like a chipmunk when he was a chick..if that helps at all these are the closest pictures I have of there heads faces but will try and get some more today

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Jed Jackson

 

[BuffOrpington567]

Give them a bit longer to grow. Combs (the actual name of the thing that looks like a Mohawk haircut) do not necessarily define gender. That depends on the breed. My Barred Rock hens have huge combs and wattles, the red fleshy parts that hang from their lower jaw.View attachment 1629479

Start looking at the feathers, in particular the hackles (like a collar around the head and neck), the saddle (on the lower back), and the tail. A rooster has pointed feathers while a hens feathers are rounded. A rooster tail will be spikey, a hens will be more fan shaped. The saddle and hackles on a rooster will be longer and spikey, a hen will possibly have a small kind of hackle looking area but will be short and round. Hens don't really have saddles and hackles. Here's my rooster showing hackles, saddle, and tail.View attachment 1629486
He is a Lavender Orpington. Just as a comparison here is my Buff Orpington hen. View attachment 1629488

Same breed, different gender.
So watch for telltale feathers.
Hope this helps a bit. Remember different breeds might be slightly different shapes but these are general guidelines.

I never knew their was a smaller version of the BO

 

[Cryss]

I never knew their was a smaller version of the BO

I'm a little confused by your statement. I haven't said anything about smaller versions of Buff Orpingtons.