Hen or Rooster

[bainjanl]

These 2 are 16 weeks old. I have 25 babies and I believe most are roosters. I don’t see bumps where the spurs would come in. The other ones that I know are roosters have begun to crow. Can someone tell me how to tell?

 

[nuthatched]

Spurs don't mean much. Black one I'd definitely, not sure on the brown one.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

The black looks like a cockerel, the brown I think is a pullet.

All of my chickens, male and female, have ‘spur buds’, or little bumps.

The signs on the black one is the rounder, redder comb, and a bit more pointy on the saddle and hackle feathers.

Could be wrong though, it’s been a while since I’ve helped out with gender-guessing.

They’re beautiful though! Do they have names?

 

[Sparrows]

I think the black one is a cockerel, and the brown one a pullet.

 

[WingItRanch]

I'm thinking they might be both pullets. The comb on the black one is still small at age 16 weeks. I believe she's just getting pinker because she's maturing. I see rounded feathers, however, the lighting and distance make it hard to confirm if there's any male specific feathering. A clearer pic or the black one showing the body would be nice.

 

[Pigeony]

At 16 weeks I'd say both are pullets. I see no pointy saddle feathers or hackle feathers, combs are small for 16 weeks if they were cockerels.

 

[bainjanl]

The black looks like a cockerel, the brown I think is a pullet.

All of my chickens, male and female, have ‘spur buds’, or little bumps.

The signs on the black one is the rounder, redder comb, and a bit more pointy on the saddle and hackle feathers.

Could be wrong though, it’s been a while since I’ve helped out with gender-guessing.

They’re beautiful though! Do they have names?

No I have over 50 chickens at the moment. Granddaughter has named some but not these.

 

[bainjanl]

I'm thinking they might be both pullets. The comb on the black one is still small at age 16 weeks. I believe she's just getting pinker because she's maturing. I see rounded feathers, however, the lighting and distance make it hard to confirm if there's any male specific feathering. A clearer pic or the black one showing the body would be nice.

My Amerecaunas have barely any comb. That’s another reason I can’t tell. Plus they have pointy saddle feathers.

 

[WingItRanch]

My Amerecaunas have barely any comb. That’s another reason I can’t tell. Plus they have pointy saddle feathers.

Can you take a closer photo of the saddle area?

 

[bainjanl]

These 2 are 16 weeks old. I have 25 babies and I believe most are roosters. I don’t see bumps where the spurs would come in. The other ones that I know are roosters have begun to crow. Can someone tell me how to tell?
View attachment 3992148I added a picture of their back. Best I could do they kept moving.