I need a second opinion.

[emjay]

I think I have all roos now, and I'm hoping they are as I'm now giving them away. They are all EE's and EE mix. Dads are both EE's

just need a second opinion. They aren't the best pics. All were hatched April 1st.
They all are fairly pink in the comb, some more then others. There are 7 chicks to study. I am questioning one of the black chicks, as it's comb is black, and has a thin ridge up the middle.
the other is a wyandotte/EE cross. wyandotte comb, slightly pink.

this is the black chick and the wyandotte chick in question , I am not 100% sure they are boys.

I am fairly certain this is a roo

I am pretty sure the black with white coming in is a roo, as is the white with some black feathers,

edited to add, the flash has dulled the pinkness some. the majority of them all are pink combs

 

[Baymule]

Why not wait until they crow? Then you really know fer shure!

 

[emjay]

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uh, no thanks. I have two already doing that, not a fan of the crowing. These ones are not staying.

 

[KansasBoy]

Must be your camera or something, cause not one of them screams roo to me!

 

[cackydoodledoo]

I think it's way to early to tell and you may be possibly getting rid of hens and not roosters. My EE rooster was 8 months old before he showed any signs of being a roo. He didn't crow until he was about 10-11 months old. Up until 8 months old he looked like a beautiful hen!!

 

[fshinggrl]

In the 5th picture down, the white/black/red bird on the left (can't see head) looks like it is a rooster (going by color). Everything else looks pulletish at this point. Good luck!

 

[rhs7111]

None are looking very roo-ish to me. I do think it's too early to tell, at least from these photos.

 

[emjay]

I must get better pictures.

They all look like roos to me but maybe two. They are much more pink then what the pictures are showing. and the combs have the three prominant rows of bumps.

There are two that have the brown patches coming on the wing. and the lavender type color one, whos face isn't in any picture is most definitely a roo, he's got the ol' stink eye going on.

better pictures in the light. with no flash, oh and two of the black ones, have the shiny purple feathers coming on their wings.

 

[HorseFeatherz NV]

Look very close at their combs. EE cockerels will have 3 rows of peas (or 3 attempts at rows). EE pullets will have a tiny single pea row or almost no comb compared to EE cockerels at this age.

If you have color on any comb at this age (4 almost 5 weeks right?) then I would say they are all cockerels.

 

[emjay]

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that is why I believe most are roos, they are pretty darn pink for this age, just over 4 weeks, the one black I think could be a pullet, as its just a single row comb
the wyandotte cross is throwing me off. it's got some pink to its comb, but, again, I would think at this age there should be no pink at all really.