You had the Japanese? Can't tell from the pics. You need to check for male saddle feathers coming in. Very thin, sharply pointed, shiny feathers coming in on either side of the back near the tail. Female saddle feathers are short and rounded like all the other body feathers.
The only one I'd be at all unsure about is the red in the 4th & 5th photos. The stance looks feminine, it just has a good bit of comb. If the comb grows bigger and brighter over the next week or two, I'd suspect cockerel.
Wyandottes and EEs have different combs than the others... they are wider and do not stand up as tall. At the age of your chicks, you are watching for the combs to turn red for any males. Sizes of combs vary quite a bit, but the red always comes for the males, usually around 8-9 weeks. If they were purchased as sexed pullets, the chances are very good that they are pullets. We hear a lot about the accidental cockerels (I've had 2, both EEs), but the hatcheries are right far more often than they are wrong.
Post updated pics next week and we can look again.
They are too young to sex. I predict that 1, 2 and 6 are pullets though. Less sure about 6. Not sure on any of the others. Hope you can post updated pics in a couple of weeks (closer to 6 weeks of age) to see if I'm right.
They are too young to sex. I predict that 1, 2 and 6 are pullets though. Less sure about 6. Not sure on any of the others. Hope you can post updated pics in a couple of weeks (closer to 6 weeks of age) to see if I'm right.
That would be some extremely slow growth and feathering! They look to be about 3 weeks old.
Maybe May 8?
I will wait and see, and i will put some vitamins in water to helpThat would be some extremely slow growth and feathering! They look to be about 3 weeks old.
The clues are feather patterns (which obviously requires feathers) and comb growth relative to age. A big, bright comb before they feather = obvious male. But not having it yet doesn't guarantee they're pullets.
Nobody here has a crystal ball
