Hens or Roos?? RIRs

[cdlittleton]

I'm newbie to having backyard chickens. I found this site when researching getting our chicks and ideas for building a coop. It's been very helpful! We have 4 almost 12wk old chicks, a Barred Rock (which we thought was a Dominique initially), EE (which just started crowing this weekend), and 2 RIR's. We're confident the BR is a hen but we fear the 2 RIR's might be roos. Here are a few pics. They look almost identical, Rosey has a few spots on her wings is the only difference. Rosey was a little camera shy so I mostly got pics of Buffy.
Buffy

Buffy is on the right (our EE roo is on the left)

Rosey

Thanks for your help!

Have a great day!

 

[chickendales]

there all rhode island red roosters

 

[CrazyChickensEverwhere]

roos

 

[cdlittleton]

Here's a pic of our EE roo (had the chipmunk coloring as a chick)

 

[cdlittleton]

Oh no! They're both roosters? How can you tell for sure? Wow how did we get 3 out of 4 roosters?! Is there any way to tell them apart as chicks? We're not allowed roosters where we live. Thanks!

 

[chickendales]

Quote:
partridge rock

 

[chickendales]

some feed stores just order pullet or get older birds that are sexed

 

[chickendales]

rooster have large combs and are all ready gettingg there tail feathers

 

[cdlittleton]

What's a partridge rock?

We got all 4 of these as 3 day old chicks. Since I guess now we'll only have the one, is it better to get young chicks and brood them again or try and get pullets the same age as the one left?

 

[chickendales]

probly best to find some selling pullet her age so u dont have brood more end up with roosters