Needing help with pullet vs. roo!

[FunnyFarm9291]

We hatched these four 2 months ago and are trying to figure out which are hens and which are roosters.. They are Americana hens X a Cinnamon Queen rooster. Really hoping the one I think is a hen is... 1&2 I think are roos, and #3 I'm not at all sure!
Thank you!!

 

[Iluveggers]

Hi, can you get pics of above them showing their back feathers?

 

[FunnyFarm9291]

I will try to this afternoon! They don't always cooperate haha!

 

[FunnyFarm9291]

Ok here we go!

Those first three are the ones I think may be roos, this last one is the one I thought hen????

 

[Iluveggers]

In many EE roos, a patch of reddish brown feathers starts on their back. I don’t see any distinct red/brown leaking through…that is definitely a good sign!

 

[FunnyFarm9291]

What about the tail feathers?? The one I thought was the only hen has different tail feathers than the other 3. It's point down more than their straight up. Does that make a difference?

 

[Seaslug]

At 8 weeks, your chicks do not have the type of feathers that can be used to determine gender yet. As Iluveggers said, easteregger roos can have some male coloration on the shoulders, but without that you would have to go by comb size and coloration. I do not think that tail carriage tells you anything.

 

[FunnyFarm9291]

Thank you!

 

[Jener8or]

I'm kind of suspicious of the comb growth at 8 weeks in all of them... Hopefully others will disagree.

 

[FunnyFarm9291]

We ended up not keeping 2 of the blue/black ones, one is definitely a hen that we did keep, my favorite blueish one, the white one is most definitely a roo.
The other two just had bad attitudes so I didn't think we needed them in our flock!