Help sexing my 14wo flock of 8!

Mae98

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Apr 14, 2023
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There has been some bullying taking place in my flock and I’m wondering if I have more roosters than thought. So now I’m conflicted on genders and am looking for opinions. All chicks are roughly 14 weeks old.

Kenny (Necked neck silkie)
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Panini (Frizzle)
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Schnitzel (only confirmed rooster, just including him for fun)
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Chowder (Silkie & much smaller than the rest)

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Raisin (Silkie, large slightly raised bump for comb)
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Dolly (Necked neck Silkie)

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Bean (Sizzle, small pointy comb- being bullied by the rest of my flock)

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Sabrina (sizzle, just recently started questioning her being a rooster, large slightly raised bump comb, also has some blue true feathers shunning through, and just recently starting showing off some white in the neck feathers)
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Here are my guesses on each chicken's gender. I could easily be wrong though :)

Kenny: cockerel (crest looks a bit spiky, which could indicate the chicken is a male)
Panini: cockerel (possible saddle feathers, a very cute bird btw!)
Chowder: pullet (crest looks round and ball-shape, typical of female silkies)
Raisin: pullet (again, crest appears round and uniform)
Dolly: cockerel (comb looks bright and crest feathers are angled towards the tail, which is a feature in at least some male silkies)
Bean: pullet (no obvious saddle feathers or male features)
Sabrina: cockerel (sickle feathers are prominent and have a glossy tone)

Again, these are just guesses, but I hope I was able to help you figure out each bird's gender!
 
Here are my guesses on each chicken's gender. I could easily be wrong though :)

Kenny: cockerel (crest looks a bit spiky, which could indicate the chicken is a male)
Panini: cockerel (possible saddle feathers, a very cute bird btw!)
Chowder: pullet (crest looks round and ball-shape, typical of female silkies)
Raisin: pullet (again, crest appears round and uniform)
Dolly: cockerel (comb looks bright and crest feathers are angled towards the tail, which is a feature in at least some male silkies)
Bean: pullet (no obvious saddle feathers or male features)
Sabrina: cockerel (sickle feathers are prominent and have a glossy tone)

Again, these are just guesses, but I hope I was able to help you figure out each bird's gender!
Darn! Was hoping that the Dolly (lighter naked neck) was going to be pullet. We’re going to have one upset 5 year old. That is his favorite chicken in our flock, he named it, “Redneck”
 
These breeds/mixes are very difficult to sex, for me, anyway. I'm really not seeing any with male looking combs, but I am suspicious of Sabrina for other reasons, stance and feathering.

Bullying can happen with pullets just as much as with cockerels, and pullets will battle/pick on cockerels as well as other pullets if the cockerels haven't established their dominance. If it was me, I would keep and eye on the combs and watch for crowing, but I wouldn't make decisions on gender until it's really clear like it is with Schnitzel.
 

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