HELP PLEASE!! Hens or Roosters????

[Kimmi500]

Hi Everyone,
I know this question has been asked a millions times! I have only had chickens for 3 months. I bought these two as hens at 15 weeks. They are now 24 weeks, no eggs yet, no crowing yet, no spurs, but they both have buds. A family friend was over yesterday and said they are roosters, so now I am really confused! Any thoughts you guys have on this matter would be great!

 

[akcountrygrrl]

I think I'm seeing long pointy saddle and hackle feathers on both. So I think you have two cockerels. Both hens and roos have spur buds so that is not an indicator of sex. I've had hens with 2 1/2 inch wicked sharp spurs and roosters with practically none.

 

[Kimmi500]

Thanks! At the risk of sounding stupid.....is that why they hold their tails to the side?

 

[StarLover21]

I would say one cock and one hen...but this is a weird bunch...slow maturing cockerals, if they both are. I think you have a hen though. The cockeral would the be one to the left on the bottom picture, and the one in the front in to top picture.

 

[Coop de Grille]

I think they are pullets. My Buffs are 3 and a half months old. You can clearly tell my rooster from my hens. I took these pictures today.

 

[donrae]

Slow maturing cockerals. Sorry.

 

[shannonruedger]

I noticed you had red pullets from tsc. I also have 4 red pullets and am wondering what they will turn into I am hoping for buffs but one of them is slow at getting wing feathers and also has a line of rust colored feathers coming in on each shoulder blade. His ?hers tail is coming in by vertical rows instead of an upside down v like the other pullets. I hope its a Roo so I don't have to worry about introducing one later on. My chicks are about 3 weeks now and just had their first outing.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Slow maturing cockerals. Sorry.

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[the1much]

the one next to fence a hen, the other a roo....

 

[RachelCheyenne]

Well comparing them to Chicken_S's pictures, my opinion is two hens but I guess time will tell, good luck with what ever they are, they're beautiful