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Welcome to BYC. I'm sorry things started out that way. Doa chicks would be awful to receive and then to get the wrong sex too. How stressful. Can I ask what hatchery you ordered from? Did they refund you?
Myself, I would keep the boys but I am a fan of the roosters. I can't imagine waking up without them.
 
Debbie292d said:
Are you sure both are roosters? I'm a horrible judge for other breeds as I only raise/breed silkies here, but that one on the left is questionable to me. The one on the right has visible hackles so definitely a cockerel. They actually look almost identical otherwise, comparing tails, combs, and wattles, so I have to assume you're right.
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To be honest, I’ve been trying to figure that out myself but bot crow at only 15-16 weeks and the one in question was bullied in the brooder so its tail feathers were a little stunted so I’m not sure. It is the only one of the two that will bite the others on the neck and not let go which I was under the impression was a rooster behavior
 
janiedoe said:
Welcome to BYC. I'm sorry things started out that way. Doa chicks would be awful to receive and then to get the wrong sex too. How stressful. Can I ask what hatchery you ordered from? Did they refund you?
Myself, I would keep the boys but I am a fan of the roosters. I can't imagine waking up without them.
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Chesapeake Hatchery. The owner did refund for the DOA and I did reach out about the boys. He offered to rehome them and replace them with something he had but that was a few days ago and he has not responded back since the offer. He’s also 5.5 hours away so I’m not sure about the logistics of doing it. I’d be willing to keep one but not both. My husband doesn’t even want one. Some paranoia about getting fertilized eggs though I’ve tried to tell him that this would not be an issue.
 
Geira said:
Chesapeake Hatchery. The owner did refund for the DOA and I did reach out about the boys. He offered to rehome them and replace them with something he had but that was a few days ago and he has not responded back since the offer. He’s also 5.5 hours away so I’m not sure about the logistics of doing it. I’d be willing to keep one but not both. My husband doesn’t even want one. Some paranoia about getting fertilized eggs though I’ve tried to tell him that this would not be an issue.
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He wouldn't know the difference. They don't taste any different, and half the time, many folks have a hard time telling by looking at it. It's that pale white spot that's already on the egg yolk that gets a tiny pale white ring around it if it's fertilized.
 
Geira said:
To be honest, I’ve been trying to figure that out myself but bot crow at only 15-16 weeks and the one in question was bullied in the brooder so its tail feathers were a little stunted so I’m not sure. It is the only one of the two that will bite the others on the neck and not let go which I was under the impression was a rooster behavior
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I've had hens do that.
 
Debbie292d said:
He wouldn't know the difference. They don't taste any different, and half the time, many folks have a hard time telling by looking at it. It's that pale white spot that's already on the egg yolk that gets a tiny pale white ring around it if it's fertilized.
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I know and it won’t incubate if we put it in the fridge. He is also concerned that if we have a rooster it’ll stress the four hens. So far, the one that really looks like a rooster hasn’t bothered them at all. The other one has bitten him on the neck as well as the other chickens. That one has latched on and won’t let go despite squawking and trying to get away.
 

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