Hens or roosters?

[JetBlackJo]

I have three growing chicks that I need to sex as I can't keep roosters in my area because of the noise. One is a Lavender Leghorn, the second is, we think, a Silkie cross (has Silkie feet) and the third is a hybrid of some kind as well. The leghorn hatched on 5th August so is about 3 months old and the other two hatched around 17th August, so are just over 11 weeks old.

This is Number 1 (I'll do separate posts for the other 2):

 

[JetBlackJo]

No 2:

 

[JetBlackJo]

No 3: (Any ideas on breed(s) would be good too! Thanks!)

 

[donrae]

I believe they're all pullets. Leghorns can be tricky but I believe a cockerel would have lots of comb at this age. That silkie mix does have some wattle going, so I'd keep an eye on it. The last bird is a mixed breed hen.

 

[Mac14]

The last one is looking like a penciled wyandotte mix.

 

[PekinBantam]

They all look like hens, but I'm not 100% sure on #2..

 

[JetBlackJo]

THanks for the advice. I tend to think No 2 is also a hen - "she" is quite timid and seems to be one of the lowest in the pecking order, so that leans towards being a hen, don't you think?

 

[JetBlackJo]

Just an update on these three - we're 99.9% sure they're all females now! The little one (No 2) has already started laying! Thank you for your help!

 

[chickenwisper]

all pullets

 

[JetBlackJo]

Yes, we were very lucky - out of a total of 9 chicks only 2 were cockerels!