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

[junebuggena]

My husband and I ordered ornamental and brown egg layers and; although, it's kind of been a fun guessing game as to what each of their breeds are with their feathers coming in, we think we may have a couple now who won't be laying any eggs for us. All 41 of our chicks are approximately 7 weeks old now (they all hatched on March 28) and the two we're questioning are possibly a Lakenvelders and a Cuckoo Marans. How can we tell for sure?

Both have very red combs for their ages. Pullets do not start to pink up in the comb until they are getting close to laying eggs. Plus, the Marans has too light of barring to be a pullet. Both are cockerels.

 

[junebuggena]

Here is a 5 week old frizzle



Here's a 5 week old I think smooth frizzle


I hope both pullets

Pretty sure the white is a cockerel.

 

[Roost Rookie]

Silkie #2

They are 10+ weeks. Thought I hade one male, one female. Now I'm not so sure. Thank you for your help!

 

[Sauers003]

7.5 week old RIR. Still not sure either way. Not a lot of black on neck or tail feathers. Comb is growing back a bit.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

4 week old blue laced red wyandotte

My gut says rooster, but I really really want to be wrong.

That looks like a cockerel

 

[Chicken Girl1]

7.5 week old RIR. Still not sure either way. Not a lot of black on neck or tail feathers. Comb is growing back a bit.

Could you get a full body picture?

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Silkie #2




They are 10+ weeks. Thought I hade one male, one female. Now I'm not so sure. Thank you for your help!

Silkies are hard to sex but I think you may have to pullets

 

[tamifc]

6 wk old EE, thinking roo.

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[bsg995]

Pretty sure the white is a cockerel. 

Here's some more pictures

 

[A love like mom]

Both have very red combs for their ages. Pullets do not start to pink up in the comb until they are getting close to laying eggs. Plus, the Marans has too light of barring to be a pullet. Both are cockerels.

Thank you, junebuggena. My husband isn't exactly thrilled with the idea of having one, let alone two, roos; however, this does help with deciding on names for them. Cuckoo Marans: Sam (my kids were asking and praying for a rooster); Lakenvelder: Isaac (laughing because my kids now have two of them). They are both so sweet right now, especially Isaac who wants to be held so much of the time. I'm hoping they both stay this way.