Hen or Roo? Need help from the experts!

[bjoii1]

I have wanted chickens for a long time. We finally moved to a house with some property and no neighbors/associations, so we bought 5 chicks from the local feed store. I was wondering if all of you experts or seasoned chicken owners could take a look and see if you think I have hens or roos. The chicks are about 6-7 weeks old with the exception of the Russian Orloff, who could be a week or more younger. I have a feeling that the Easter Egger is a roo, which is so sad to us b/c we wanted that breed specifically for the fun eggs. Thanks in advance for your info!

Buff Orpington


Barred Rock


Easter Egger


Buttercup (with the egger peeking from the left)




Russian Orloff

 

[ramirezframing]

all look like pullets at the moment

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Your Orpington, Rock, and Buttercup are all female.

I'm with you, I'm feeling roo-ish on the EE. His coloring could go either way, but that's a heck of a lot of comb for an 8 week old bird. EE pullets that age would normally have a barely noticeable comb. You might try posting him on the Easter Egger Sexing--Tips and Tricks thread in this forum. Those people are REALLY good at sexing EEs.

Your Orloff could go either way at this point.

 

[LadyCluck77]

All right now appear to be female to me. The EE is tricky because of the rusty coloring on the head. Americaunas can somewhat be sexed on colors, particularly a red color up on the shoulders indicates a roo. Still, some EEs do not fit into that color scheme because of the mix they may have with other breeds. I would wait a while on her/him.

 

[bjoii1]

Thanks so much for your kind replies! @WalkingOnSunshine, Thanks for the tip...I'm going to try and get a better pic of the EE and post on that board.