My Girls(I hope) approx 25wks

[Redhead Rae]

That is a leghorn hen. At this age, a leghorn rooster would look more like this (you can also see a large combed hen in the background as well):

I have leghorn cross hens and I frequently have people ask me if I'm sure they are hens. Yes, they are hens. I get eggs from them.

 

[Wyno Queen]

I bought a bunch of chicks that my sons and I raised for the first time around Easter this year. Some were a week or 2 old to start. They should be laying soon and some are. I am patient but I believe I have some Roos in the coop and need help with gender identification. Any help would be appreciated. Ameraucana
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Leghorn
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speckled sussex

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I have some more photos but my 9year old photographer needs to try again before I upload them. These i thought were decent enough to start for some feedback. Thank you in advance.

 

[Wyno Queen]

In autumn I acquired three new blue laced red Wyandotte pullets. Wynos are notoriously slow maturers. Two were clearly pullets. The other began growing more prominent tail feathers with a greenish tinge, and her comb was quite more prominent than the others. It even began crowing. I rang the breeder, who agreed to take the ambiguous pullet/cockeril back. That very same bird joined a bigger flock and now is laying daily!
Have heard that if there is no rooster in a flock that female chickens will take on the rooster role, but never realised that some even take on rooster vocalisations and physical charactersistcs. Quite amazing. Amongst a bigger flock and with a rooster the tail feathers and vocalisations stopped. Would be a fabulous research project for a biologist to see if small backyard flocks with no rooster actually have pullets who transition into roosters. Would not have believed it until it happened. The same bird was also getting aggressive with me!

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

All pullets!

 

[drumstick diva]

all pullets

 

[twilightgecko]

i agree.. all pullets.. and pretty gals too