It's sex guessing time! 4-5 week olds/'Starlight Green Egger' and 'Sapphire Gem'

[thistlewick]

These were supposedly "premium pullets" but it was Tractor Supply and I've heard the stories.

So, as they have gotten older some of them have had a little comb comin' out - and some chonky legs!

None of this necessarily means Cockerel, but maybe? First photo has our Sapphire Splash Cockerel for comparison. He is 5 weeks old.

The Sapphire Gem (dark grey chick) is the same age, 5 weeks old - named Lola (or perhaps, Luke?)
The cute red Starlight Green Egger is 4 weeks old and the comb is starting to show quite prominently compared to the same age ones I bought this one with and those legs on both of them, WOOO chonkers!!

This is Toffee -- a Starlight Green Egger supposedly premium pullet - and she might be, but her comb is larger than her sisters by a bit and they are the same age, HOWEVER, she is RED and they are NOT. They have very different genetics and are brown/wild coloring.

This third photo is Toffee (the Starlight Green Egger, 4 weeks old) next to our Easter Egger Pudding, who is 5 weeks old. Pudding looks very similar (but lighter) to Toffee's clutchmates. Toffee is gorgeous, but an outlier. She was chipmunk as a brand new chick, but liiight.

This is Lola - a "Sapphire Gem" who was very very light medium grey as a baby chick but has turned into a beauty. She is 5 weeks old - the tail tells me pullet but the legs and comb are saying Cockerel.

What do ya'll think? I love these guessing games!!


also; peep Pudding's Partridge genetics with her green sheen legs - her and her sister Custard both have these genes! They are gorgeous birds and we're tickled Hoover's somehow got old Partridge in there!

 

[Debbie292d]

The only one the gives me vibes it's a cockerel is Toffee. That one just has the look of a cockerel in its eyes. I hope not, and hope they all truly are pullets!

Regardless, they're all so beautiful!

 

[Mdavchicks]

I’m seeing roo, roo- but could be a pullet, pullet, roo

 

[thistlewick]

We will have a flock of 21 total so 2-3 roos isn't bad! So far everyone gets along. I will give updates as the weeks go by.

 

[ErikNSeana]

I'm anxiously awaiting an update. I picked up 10 Starlight Green Eggers. They're a mix of some white and a few dark chestnut-tan colored ones. I was hoping that the darker chickens were the roos, because we have more of the white birds.

 

[Cinnajava]

Toffee is so pretty and so is the blue splash!

 

[thistlewick]

This is about a week ago now - they are already much bigger. The integration is smooth. My older girls are complete *ladies* and certainly tell the littles whats up, but gently, every single time. I *ADORE* my older flock. The sweetest ladies and Sarge remains an absolute gentleman so far. Crossing fingers he stays that way. We are hands off. We just talk sweetly to them all.

Penelope (Legbar) and Toffee -- who is not a Cockerel, but a lovely little pullet.

THIS, however, was Georgina but now I'm afraid we think it's George... this was a red red comb on this (straight run!) Easter Egger at a mere 4 weeks. Very likely Cockerel... which is good because poor Sarge couldn't handle 20 hens!

They adventure around to the front of the house and LOVE the foundation roses. Dorks. Pudding giving the side eye lol

I need more current pics!!

The oldest girls are 11 weeks old, then 10, then 9

Littles are 5 and 4 weeks old. They all forage on pasture all day and the littles *FINALLY* learned how to coop up. So proud of them!!!

 

[Carrot_Mama]

All so beautiful! And I don’t know why but that picture of George gives me eaglet vibes!

 

[thistlewick]

All so beautiful! And I don’t know why but that picture of George gives me eaglet vibes!

George turned out GORGEOUS

He is currently living with Sarge in a Bachelor Pad - I need to get a good picture of him.

He is the absolute worst though - crows from 3am onwards all day in day out, Sarge doesn't even bother crowing anymore.

We moved Chuck in with the girls;

You can see Dora's (the Sapphire Gem) ratty ass feathers on her back wings and behind. She does NOT preen and it cracks me up, she is the only one who just cannot be arsed, she is too busy being the bossy lady of everyone.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Aren't male Sapphire Gems barred?