Mystery chickens

[Gracie_S]

Hi all! I have a bit of a conundrum with my backyard chickens. In mid-April I bought six chickens from Tractor Supply (5 of whom survived). I was told they were Rhode Island Red and Black Sex-Link pullets. They've been absolutely marvelous so far, and I'm having a blast, but I'm starting to get concerned that, perhaps, they may have been mislabeled. My town ordinance specifies no roosters, so my grandma has been teasing me from the start that I'm going to end up with a flock of roosters. Unfortunately, she's nearly always right about everything. One of two of my girls are looking suspiciously like gentlemen, so I was wondering if those of you with more experience could chime in. They're about 11 weeks old at this point, and I haven't heard any crowing yet (although my Gram swears she has). I've attached recent pictures. Thanks!

 

[21hens-incharge]

I see a bunch of girls.
The last pic has one on the left with its bottom to the camera. Can you get a better pic of that one? A side and head shot would be great.
The legs are kinda thick but it could just be the angle.

If it is the same bird that closest to the ramp in the second pic then it is female.

Give Grams a hug and tell her not to worry.

Oh and a BSL male should have barring like a barred rock if memory serves.

 

[Trish1974]

Agree with 21hens-incharge. I'd say you are safe!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

All birds shown are pullets

 

[Gray Farms]

all pullets

 

[andreanar]

I agree, I don't see any cockerals. I am by far not an expert, but I can usually tell by the age of your flock.

 

[Gracie_S]

Thank you so much! I was fairly confident that they were all ladies, but I was out of town for a few days and Gram was tending the chickens. She swears she heard crowing, but two of the BSL, Daisy and Hermione, are extremely vocal and make all kinds of crazy sounds! And yes, the one with bottoms up in the last picture is Hermione, the same one in the first picture. Thanks for the reassurance though! I couldn't bear to part with any of them!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Perhaps there are chickens elsewhere nearby that she was hearing and assuming it was your birds?

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Pullets!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

All pullets