I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

[Mwrutledge]

They are about 8 weeks old. No way are they 4 months, even if they had not been cared for properly. #1 is your only pullet.

Thank you for your help! She claims they are the same age as the ones I have already and they are all pullets. They are very scroney and missing tons of feathers from being malnourished. I am posting pics of my others now for help sexing them too. #1, #5, #6, & #7 are Easter eggers and the other 3 are black jersey giants.

 

[homestead chick]

Light Brahma body shots. 2 pairs are shaped exactly the same but opposite the others. 1 pair tail is full and starts more at the back. 2nd pair tail/feather is slender and not as full starting closer to the tail. (Sully the one previously questioned as a Cockerel is the only one who's waddles and comb constantly stay red and are definitely more visible. This is getting confusing... Coming up on 15 weeks Saturday. Thoughts...what do you see? Discussion is welcome no opinion will offend me as I'm looking more for thoughts and why,for future reference, also for others questioning. Thanks everyone!


(Lemon blue Cochins were easy, blue/lemon- Cockerel named Steele and Lemon/blue- pullet named Remi)

 

[junebuggena]

Thank you for your help! She claims they are the same age as the ones I have already and they are all pullets. They are very scroney and missing tons of feathers from being malnourished. I am posting pics of my others now for help sexing them too. #1, #5, #6, & #7 are Easter eggers and the other 3 are black jersey giants.

Those are all pullets.

 

[junebuggena]

Light Brahma body shots. 2 pairs are shaped exactly the same but opposite the others. 1 pair tail is full and starts more at the back. 2nd pair tail/feather is slender and not as full starting closer to the tail. (Sully the one previously questioned as a Cockerel is the only one who's waddles and comb constantly stay red and are definitely more visible. This is getting confusing... Coming up on 15 weeks Saturday. Thoughts...what do you see? Discussion is welcome no opinion will offend me as I'm looking more for thoughts and why,for future reference, also for others questioning. Thanks everyone!


(Lemon blue Cochins were easy, blue/lemon- Cockerel named Steele and Lemon/blue- pullet named Remi)

All pullets.

 

[JacksonPearce]

We're at about seven weeks now for these two Orpingtons-- the blue is a few days younger than the cuckoo, and still not quite fully feathered. Any guesses? I keep going back and forth, but at first blush, I think the cuckoo might be a pullet and the blue might be a roo, based on comb size. Orpingtons are tough!

 

[junebuggena]

We're at about seven weeks now for these two Orpingtons-- the blue is a few days younger than the cuckoo, and still not quite fully feathered. Any guesses? I keep going back and forth, but at first blush, I think the cuckoo might be a pullet and the blue might be a roo, based on comb size. Orpingtons are tough!


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Your blue is actually Black, always a possibility when breeding Blue to Blue. Too young to sex. The cuckoo is definitely male. Only males can have two copies of the barring gene, producing that 'lighter' look.

 

[JacksonPearce]

Your blue is actually Black, always a possibility when breeding Blue to Blue. Too young to sex. The cuckoo is definitely male. Only males can have two copies of the barring gene, producing that 'lighter' look.

I've heard that, about the barring gene, but can't find a good picture of single vs ddouble barred at this age. The coloration and barring looks far more similar to photos I see of cuckoo hens than roos-- am I not noticing something?

 

[Mwrutledge]

Those are all pullets.

Great thanks again!!

 

[homestead chick]

All pullets.

What are your thoughts as to why you think all pullets, even with one have extremely long waddles and always red? Thank you!

 

[Katherine Robertson]

Hi all! My girls are getting older (about 7 weeks, the grow like weeds!) and I'm pretty sure they are all hens...except Jupiter. She or He has a different peeping noise than the others (more of cluck...which I suppose may be a Jersey Giant thing?). Here is a recent photo of "her," what do you all think? She is the lady in black.