Only 2 or 3 pullets of bunch?!??

[SKS]

My little hatch of 9 is almost 9 weeks and I was hoping I could get some help with the gender.. Please, please, please!
All Easter Eggers except # 6 who is my RIR (thinking roo?). Took pics in groups of three but am happy to get extra photos if anyone would like. So appreciative for the help!

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

I think 6 and 7 are roos. its hard to tell with rose combs. 6 is definentaly a roo.

 

[LikeTurkeys]

1 & 2 look male, 3 might be female but would need better head shots. 4 looks female, 5 & 6 look male. 8 looks like a female, 7 & 9 look male.

Summary: 3 possible pullets and 6 likely cockerels.

I think 6 and 7 are roos. its hard to tell with rose combs. 6 is definentaly a roo.

I don't see any rose comb birds here, did you mean to say pea comb?

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

gah, yes pea comb. they are so confusing cause they are smaller and don't have the same size difference that you can easily tell with single combs

 

[SKS]

1 & 2 look male, 3 might be female but would need better head shots. 4 looks female, 5 & 6 look male. 8 looks like a female, 7 & 9 look male.

Summary: 3 possible pullets and 6 likely cockerels.


I don't see any rose comb birds here, did you mean to say pea comb?

this is what I said to my husband last night... That I would only wager the three being pullets. He wasn't impressed I don't have much experience with EEs though.

 

[Clearwater Chicken]

yeah 3 pullets and 6 cockerels, with hatching eggs its really luck of the draw on what you get

 

[LikeTurkeys]

gah, yes pea comb. they are so confusing cause they are smaller and don't have the same size difference that you can easily tell with single combs

Ah okay. Actually I don't view pea combs as being any harder than other types of combs. Males develop the larger, redder combs the same as any other breed, and they also often have 3 well defined rows of 'peas'; look carefully at @SKS's birds, you will see what I am talking about. As they develop their mature feathers, you may start to see rust colored leakage on their wings. I think bird 2 might be an example of that.

this is what I said to my husband last night... That I would only wager the three being pullets. He wasn't impressed I don't have much experience with EEs though.

Your guesses were pretty good in my opinion!

 

[Buckeye Amy]

I'm on the fence about #1, could be male. 2, 7, and 9 look male. I won't guess on the RIR because I don't have them. They are at that age where it should be pretty obvious but getting closer head shots would make it a bit easier.

 

[SKS]

I'm on the fence about #1, could be male. 2, 7, and 9 look male. I won't guess on the RIR because I don't have them. They are at that age where it should be pretty obvious but getting closer head shots would make it a bit easier.

thanks! I'll get a couple of headshots tomorrow AM to add to the thread

 

[SKS]

Here are the headshots, thanks to everyone who will take a look