Hi guys :) here are some pictures from my hatch, PLEASE try determine my roo's and pullets? :)

[my sunwolf]

really interesting to read I saw the chickens the guys had at the farm, and he only had rhode island reds and cuckoo marans, maybe the other 2 are a mix?

Also, how do you guys know that Basil is a roo and Cadbury a pullet, and what makes you think Ringo is more a roo? I can see easily that Harley looks like a roo, but Basil not as much. Are you guys 100% sure Basil is a roo or is it just a guess?

Thanks so much for all your input, really appreciate it!

You can't really be 100% sure at this age, but Basil's comb is SO red at 3 wks that he is almost definitely a rooster.

I said Ringo was a roo because his comb looks very red in his last picture. Not to mention they're pretty sparsely feathered for 3 wks.

Pullets often get distinct wing feathers by 2 wks, as well as starting to lose some fluff, whereas cockerels usually look fluffy, gangly, big-legged, and wattles showing.

Harley and Basil already have their wattles showing. I can't see Ringo's wattles very well.

We could do with some more close-ups of them in a few weeks!

 

[Pele]

I agree with the others about the genders. I also agree that these aren't purebred. Marans cannot have yellow legs.

 

[amberconvery626]

Okay cool Only one thing, about the combs... They are all very very yellow, it is just the light making them look red I will send some photos in better light as soon as I can get them... What are wattles?

Thank you all again for your interesting info!

 

[chicken pickin]

Wattles are the 2 hanging things under their beaks like this in the upper corner of pic