Longtime lurker...finally registered, age and gender question

[Chicken-fil-a]

Hi!
I am a longtime lurker on this site and you guys helped me take the plunge into the abyss of chickendom. My daughter and I thank you for that, but my husband does not. LOL!

I have wanted chickens for almost two years and we finally bought some adult chickens (BO rooster, BO hen, White Leghorn hen, mystery red hen) about 7 weeks ago. We liked them so much we picked up two chicks yesterday and are keeping them in quarantine until 4-6 weeks have passed. I really want two more layers since one of the hens in the first round turned out to be a rooster. The guy we bought the chicks from said they were around 7 weeks and, as far as he could tell, were pullets. One is a Barred Rock and the other is a Black Astralorp (sp?)

My questions are: Is the age about correct? Each wire panel is 14"x14" for perspective. Also, do they look like pullets to you? I have been reading about the barred rocks and the dark coloring leads me to believe it is, in fact, a she. But...the fronts of the legs aren't dark. What about the comb and wattles? They seem kind of girly to me, but all I know is what I read. I have no experience to go by.

Thank you in advance...I can't wait to get to know all of you!

 

[coffeelady3]

I can't tell you how old, but they look like girls to me!

 

[CelticMoon1]

They look like pullets to me, and the age seems about right too. If anything, they might be a week or two older.

 

[Chicken-fil-a]

Thank you for your responses. They seem girly to me too, but then again, I was sure I had a beautiful giant BO hen on my hands...

right up until "she" started crowing!

We are heading out for lunch, but I can't wait to see any other opinions when I get back.

 

[matthewschickens]

They look like young pullets to me also!

Matthew

 

[77horses]

I agree, they look like pullets.

Have fun with them!

And

Welcome to the addicting chicken world! You're going to love it here at BYC!

 

[newchickmom09]

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Ditto!!!

 

[pedro24]

those are some fine looking birds you got
there and i do believe that they would be
females

but i can not tell the age i am not
good at that

 

[sherrydeanne]

Definately girls, and I would guess 8-9 weeks. However, how they were raised will affect how feathered they are, so his guess of 7 is probably right.
Welcome

 

[jeslewmazer]

I agree that they look like pullets. They also look to be 2-3 months old. The Barred one looks more like a Cuckoo, but could feather out better after her first molt.