Need help sexing!

[SilverBirds]

Hello again everyone! Time for another update:

Blondie, Buff Orpington, 11.5 weeks old:
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At this point, I think I have come to terms that Blondie is indeed an imposter that infiltrated the hen house. I am emotionally attached to this one, so I need to hear from you guys that there’s absolutely no chance that it’s a hen before I find it a new home.

Meredith not-so-Grey-anymore, Easter Egger, 10 weeks old:
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How is she looking so far? I don’t have an eye for telling the differences in the reds, so I don’t really know if I should be worried about the red on her shoulders.

Olivia Benson, Easter Egger, 10 weeks old:
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Same issue as Meredith. What do you think @NatJ ?

Bellatrix Lestrange, French Black Copper Maran, 13 weeks old:
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She’s the oldest one. The comb/wattles/face look very red, but I don’t know if that’s because of her age or breed or sex. Her hackle feathers do not look thin and pointy to me, so I’m hoping she’s a pullet for sure.

What do you guys think? Thank you in advance!!

Your EE are pullets and the other two are cockerels.

 

[Parissf1]

Your EE are pullets and the other two are cockerels.

:/ For Bellatrix, is it because of the red face? Or is it because of feathers?

 

[SilverBirds]

:/ For Bellatrix, is it because of the red face? Or is it because of feathers?

Looks like both.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I think Blondie is your only cockerel. Marans tend to comb up early, so by 13 weeks, I'd expect Bellatrix to have a much larger comb and wattles, and more copper feathers on her wings and saddle. I think she's a pullet.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Blondie, Buff Orpington, 11.5 weeks old:

Cockerel for sure. Pointed hackle feathers.

Meredith not-so-Grey-anymore, Easter Egger, 10 weeks old:

Pullet, and very cute at that.

Olivia Benson, Easter Egger, 10 weeks old:

Pullet. You will not find that specific color on males.

Bellatrix Lestrange, French Black Copper Maran, 13 weeks old:

Looks to be a pullet. The hackles are very pointed but nothing else says cockerel. Sometimes the female hackles just appear to be pointed like that but are not as pointed in comparison to some male's.

 

[labelo]

Hold on to Blondie until you're absolutely sure! Looking roo-ish, but BOs also get big combs/pink up young.
I think Meredith's a pullet. She does have a bit of red, but that's not uncommon in EE pullets, especially when they have other gold coloring. Olivia looks pullet, every EE I've seen with that coloring turned out pullet.
Bellatrix looks pullet to me. I'd expect more red in the shoulders and iridescent black-green feathers, especially around the tail by now if she were a rooster.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Hold on to Blondie until you're absolutely sure! Looking roo-ish, but BOs also get big combs/pink up young.

Blondie has thick legs and pointed hackles. I seriously doubt that is a female because of those two things.

 

[labelo]

Blondie has thick legs and pointed hackles. I seriously doubt that is a female because of those two things.

Like I said, I'm also thinking rooster, but since the OP is attached, there's no harm in waiting until there's absolutely no denying it.

 

[NatJ]

What do you think @NatJ ?

I'm fairly sure the Buff Orpington is male, I think the Easter Eggers are female, and I'm not sure about the Marans. I have an unhappy feeling the Marans might be male, but I'm not sure about that. I've been fooled before by pullets that developed quickly. So I would definitely give the Marans more time to become obvious one way or the other, rather than making permanent plans now.

For the Buff Orpington, I would be making plans, and when you hear him start crowing I would consider that a final confirmation that he really is a male.