Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

[Wishing4Wings]

Update:
All three chicks turned out to be roos! We are at 13 weeks old now and they are very obviously boys!

I don't have much experience with Wyandottes. What makes them obviously boys? The combs and wattles are very pale for 13 weeks.

 

[The Happster]

I don't have much experience with Wyandottes. What makes them obviously boys? The combs and wattles are very pale for 13 weeks.

They have male feathering.

 

[The Happster]

Here they are

Beautiful birds. I believe the last white Silkie to be the only male. Time will tell.

 

[CABINHOLLOWNC]

The buff Brahma is male.
Age of the last two?

They are between 13 -16 weeks old. I got them 13 weeks ago...but I know they weren’t day old chicks. I’m guessing they were 2-3 weeks old when I got them.

 

[CHlCKEN]

I'm very sorry for little homeless raggedy's looks. I threw rocks at a hawk to save his life today. It can't see very good both eyes are black and it's missing a fairly large chunk of skin/feathers on back of it's neck

Great job saving him! I fantasize a moment where I have perfect aim and knock the hawk down to lol

 

[The Happster]

They are between 13 -16 weeks old. I got them 13 weeks ago...but I know they weren’t day old chicks. I’m guessing they were 2-3 weeks old when I got them.

I believe them all to be male in that case.
The black Silkie is the only one I could believe is female. But I still believe it to be male. Please keep me updated!

 

[CABINHOLLOWNC]

I believe them all to be male in that case.
The black Silkie is the only one I could believe is female. But I still believe it to be male. Please keep me updated!

The black silkie is half the size of the two white ones...so I was thinking female too...but who knows? I keep waiting on them to crow! I’ll come back and post an update in a couple of weeks...surly they will let me know by then!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

They have male feathering.

So is it the coloring? I thought the 2 dark ones looked male, but on the first blue one, I still can't tell what you are seeing that makes it for sure male. I usually have to wait for the solid patches to come in on the wings to tell.

 

[Jaks1512]

Worried that both of my two new chicks that were supposed to be pullets are roos. The combs look big to me but I do not have any other RIR's to compare them to. Hoping for good news since we cant keep roosters but wondering when I will know the truth for sure. They are currently 4 weeks.

 

[The Happster]

Worried that both of my two new chicks that were supposed to be pullets are roos. The combs look big to me but I do not have any other RIR's to compare them to. Hoping for good news since we cant keep roosters but wondering when I will know the truth for sure. They are currently 4 weeks.

It's pretty early.
I would repost in a couple weeks.
I've seen RIR pullets with a fair amount of comb - it does happen.
I would pray those combs don't get much bigger.