New to Chickens - hen or rooster?

[SamHar45]

Hello! I am brand new to chickens and have had a small flock for a week now. They are 5 weeks old. Before I get too attached, I want to make sure they are all hens. (I got them from a farm that will swap out roosters, but I don’t want to have to do that!) Can anyone help to identify? I’m afraid of the darker ones specifically - does pink in their combs at this age automatically mean rooster? I haven’t seen any wattle development, but again, I’m new to this. Thanks to those who can help!!

 

[Acre4Me]

What breeds?

A bit young at 5 weeks to be sure. I’d wait for 8-12 weeks to be sure. However, what is the policy of the farm? Do they have an age limit on return?

The only one suspicious to me is the black and white one with the wider/red comb.

 

[sourland]

The two dark chicks 'MAY' be cockerels. A couple of more weeks will tell the tale.

 

[SamHar45]

Thanks! Those are the ones I’m worried about too... The farm has a no rooster guarantee. They’ll return money or swap them out. No age restriction. They are: Black Astralorp, Buff Orpington, White Plymouth Rock, Silver laced Wyandotte, Ameracana, & Rhode Island Red.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Well, to be honest, you have neither hens nor roosters. You do have pullets, which are what female chickens are called until they're a year old and become hens... and you have possible cockerels.
Your silver laced Wyandotte is suspiciously red in the face... But I agree, give it a couple more weeks.

 

[cstephens1987]

Your silver laced Wyandotte looks like a cockerel. It's not definite yet imo, but highly suspect. That breed is known for getting pink quick even in pullets but the lacing is very splotchy and uneven which is usually indicative of male. A bit more time should tell though.

 

[cstephens1987]

Thanks! Those are the ones I’m worried about too... The farm has a no rooster guarantee. They’ll return money or swap them out. No age restriction. They are: Black Astralorp, Buff Orpington, White Plymouth Rock, Silver laced Wyandotte, Ameracana, & Rhode Island Red.

Also, as a heads up you most likely have an Easter Egger not an Ameraucana.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Also, as a heads up you most likely have an Easter Egger not an Ameraucana.

agreed, I also see a probable olive egger.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

There a bit too young, but I have my suspicions with the silver laced Wyandotte.