*pics added*Roosters everywhere (or maybe I'm losing my mind)

[Gnawsey]

So, I have 4 chicks that I bought through my local feed store from Ideal. All are suppose to be pullets. But, I have my doubts about 3 of them. They are about 4 1/2 weeks old. My buff Brahma has a really red comb, my Houdan doesn't have a puffy crest and is more aggressive, and my E.E. has a short tail and is growing waddles. My hubby tells me not to worry, that no way could 3 out of the 4 be roosters. Is he right? Is it too early to tell? Am I losing my mind? lol

I'll try and get some pics today if I can get them to hold still.

On the plus side, we got their run finished yesterday, so they are enjoying a beautiful day outside for the first time.

Stacie

 

[SpottedCrow]

Pictures give us the best guess.

Brahmas are usually late bloomers. Houdans are light breed so they might be faster growing. EE's are someplace in the middle.

 

[Gnawsey]

anyone want to take a guess?

Stacie

 

[Frozen Feathers]

They all look like girls to me...but I'm terribly bad at guessing who's a boy and who's a girl.

The Houdan is very cool looking...great now I want some of those, too...

 

[DementedHam]

The one with the head feathers is awesome! I would go with leg thickness but unfortunately you have noone to compare them to.

 

[speckledhen]

Hmm, your Buff Brahma looks a little like a boy to me and this is why: I had one of Ideal's sexing mistakes in a Light Brahma. He had a different pattern on his hackle area, much more black, not the neat Columbian pointy black color like my other pullet. Here is Bart, formerly known as Bess-see the black wash in the hackle area? Maybe in the second pic you can see the pullet's difference-she's on the left of the picture. I kept saying I had a boy and people kept telling me I didn't, then he crowed. Sweet, sweet boy. In the last picture, he's 7 weeks old

 

[Gnawsey]

The Houdan is my 4 year old DS favorite. She isn't has friendly has our australorp, but she looks so cool.

I think you do need some.

Stacie

 

[Gnawsey]

oh shoot speckledhen. I hope "she" is not a "he". Zelda is my favorite. (keeping my fingers crossed)

Stacie

 

[speckledhen]

I hope not, too, for your sake. I also have a Buff Brahma named Caroline. They are sweet and beautiful girls and I ended up having to find Bart a new home where he could be the only rooster. He was the most cuddly cockerel I ever had and I hated to give him up, but I already had three other roosters here and never intended to have a Brahma roo, especially since they can get very large and can be hard on smaller hens. I'm crossing my fingers for you that I'm wrong about Zelda!

 

[Gnawsey]

Well speckledhen,

You were right! Zelda turned out to be a Zeldo. He was trying his best to crow his little heart out this morning. Back to the feed store he went. I felt bad, but I can't have a rooster. So far, I believe all the others are pullets.

Thanks for your help again.

Stacie