Hen or Roo

[JosieS33]

I ordered female bin chicks from meyer hatchery and believe I have two roosters what do y'all think? 12 weeks old

 

[Livia Ammon]

Those pointed saddle feathers give me the impression of being male. Also, the big, red comb

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Your Easter Egger is a cockerel and I think your Cochin is a pullet

 

[Pigeony]

With that much wattle development and color at 12 weeks old, those are cockerels.

 

[JedJackson]

The Easter egger is definitely a cockerel, without any doubt.

If the Cochin is a bantam I think it is a pullet. If it is a large fowl Cochin, I think it is probably a cockerel.

 

[JosieS33]

With that much wattle development and color at 12 weeks old, those are cockerels.

Not necessarily this one was 12 weeks here and had bigger redder comb and waddles she lays me an egg everyday now

 

[Pigeony]

Not necessarily this one was 12 weeks here and had bigger redder comb and waddles she lays me an egg everyday now View attachment 4139056

See, I automatically would have said pullet with your picture though. She's not red, she's pink and flushed. Comb and wattles are relatively small. It's a difference in comb type and breed that makes it seem like she had more developed comb and wattles to you. I promise you, the two originally posted birds are absolutely male. The cochin is just slow developing.

 

[JosieS33]

See, I automatically would have said pullet with your picture though. She's not red, she's pink and flushed. Comb and wattles are relatively small. It's a difference in comb type and breed that makes it seem like she had more developed comb and wattles to you. I promise you, the two originally posted birds are absolutely male. The cochin is just slow developing.

Oof I'm hoping not. I know the gray is for sure and I already have light brahma rooster that's 22 weeks old. Sucks that they were all supposed to be hens From meyer hatchery.

 

[Pigeony]

Oof I'm hoping not. I know the gray is for sure and I already have light brahma rooster that's 22 weeks old. Sucks that they were all supposed to be hens From meyer hatchery.

:/ I'm sorry, it does suck to buy sexed chicks and not get what you paid for.

Standard-sized Cochins tend to be REALLY slow growing, they can take a year and a half to get to full size, so even with the males, who mature a bit faster than females, it tends to be a longer process. Female cochins may not redden up and start laying until they're 8 months to a year, and males may not finish growing in all their big boy feathers in that amount of time either. Sometimes males won't even begin crowing until close to a year old.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Your Easter Egger is a cockerel and I think your Cochin is a pullet

Can we get clear saddle pictures on the Cochin? I’m familiar with slow-growing breeds and I would still expect some male feathers at this point for a bird who’s quite well-feathered and seemingly not an especially slow grower. They’re sometimes difficult to spot on white birds