It's time to play PULLET OR ROO??? (GLW, BA, & PR) UPDATED PICS - #16

[GeneGoddess]

UPDATED INFO AND PICS (1 month older) IN NEW POST HERE

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=332138







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Yes, I've held off until now. But I got some nice sharp pics this afternoon (with my weekly chronicle of the EE's colouring). I have a pair of each one, supposedly sexed as female. Any gender guesses?



Black Australorp #1 (The Teenager): S/he was the biggest/oldest. Probably at least 7wks old now. Very calm.

Black Australorp #2 (no name yet): S/he is younger than the Teen above, but only by 1-2wks.

GLW #1 (Betty White - has a Rose Comb)

GLW #2 (Bea Aurthur - single comb)

I can't tell the Partridge Rocks apart yet, but they have names

PR#1 (Rue McClanahan)

PR#2 (Estelle Getty)

Any guesses yet???

 

[sherrydeanne]

Bea Arthur is iffy to me, the others look like pullets.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Roo Red wattles and comb give it away.
Pullet
Pullet
Sorry, the Golden Girls minus Betty are Golden
Roo
Roo
Roos
Why? Look at the hackles on those three.

 

[GeneGoddess]

The two Australorps have red wattles coming in, but their combs are still very yellow. Their hackles seem smooth. I'm leaning pullet on them.

The GLWs and PRs are just so iffy for me. Combs aren't red, but some are getting red wattles. And their hackles!!! I was sure they were all roos because of that, but the more I look at pics of pullets, the GLWs and PRs seem to have more pointed hackles like this:

Obviously, I want them to be pullets. Maybe it is just wishful thinking on my part...

 

[lovinlife]

You'll know for sure when they start crowing or laying.

 

[Amanda0609]

I have no idea but I have to say I love the names!

 

[rancher hicks]

Never like to quess these things cuz the OP's never update w/ what's what, so I never see who was right and who was wrong. I vote all pullets but we'll never hear from the OP again so we'll never know. Sorry I'am annoyed and hoping it will inspire the OP to update. You know the squeaky wheel and all that jazz?

 

[GeneGoddess]

Umm, see post #4?

Trust me, I'll update. I'm taking weekly pics of my EE chicks for a chick vs/ adult plumage post elsewhere and get pics of these about every two weeks.



ETA: Thanks for the name comment. I figured that the GLW with the rose comb should be a "golden rose" (aka: Betty White) and the "single comb"
(which I know is a fault, blah blah blah, from the hatchery, etc) should be the "divorced golden" (aka: Bea Arthur - plus, I loved her as an actress and
she was my fav). The other two are also kinda golden, so I had to continue the trend. Teenager was big and gangly when I got him/her (maybe 3wks
old compared to the other fluff balls). I need to pick a name for the other BA.

 

[walkswithdog]

At that age the PRs should still have very low combs if they're pullets. Sorry. Both are boys. The other breeds I haven't had enough of to count as a judge. But I've had over a hundred PRs. And those are JUVENILLE feathers coming in on the PRs, unlike many breeds, they have completely different coloring as juvenilles and a full juvenille feather in, in the 'wild pattern' which they will trade out into adult coloring starting around six month. So no you can't just sex by juvenille feather in and juvenille neck hackle feathers in PRs, or juvenille coloring.

Though PR2 will likely be a nice dark bird. What you can see on both that is a slight indicator of roo, other than the comb is the lack of feather development at the wing bow and there on the chest/shoulder where the wingbow rests - the lack of feather there is usually an indication of Roo. Pullets feather in there much more thoroughly before the males do. Though PR one is very middle ground and may fool you and go pullet. Shorter comb and less spike tail. An earlier pic of back feathering or chest feathering in would be helpful. They really tend to feather in differently by sex.

 

[GeneGoddess]

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Does this help? These were taken on 5 Mar, the day I got them. Not sure their exact age at this point, maybe 1-2wks?

These were taken a week later on 12 Mar.