Please dont tell me 2 more roos...

Bitofablonde

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Ok ya'll we won the rooster lottery this year with tsc chick's, so far we have 5 that are cockerels out of 12, but im starting to wonder about 1 or 2 more.....these 2 are blue wyandottes, I know that breed can be harder to sex but any help would be greatly appreciated! I'll post a couple pics of both and then I will post a picture of the pullet we have. They are all 7 weeks.

Pics 1&2 are the same bird, he/she has a very bright red comb area, although no comb is present.

Pics 3&4, 2nd possible cockerel? Comb area is not as red as bird in first 2 Pics but is still a more red color

Pics 4&5 is of the pullet, comb area is solid black no red to it at all.

None of them have combs growing at this time. But wattles are more present in the two birds in Pics 1-3.

Final pic is of 1 possible cockerel next to the pullet for comparison.

Thanks in advance!
 

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Images 1-3 have big combs and wattles, but are really yellow. I think the other pictures are still hens but like you said, Wyandottes can be difficult. Once they get around 10-12 weeks the roos should start to grow their hackle and saddle feathers so I wouldn't be sure until then.
 
I got lucky and got all four of my juvenile wyandottes in one photo this evening so you can see the color pattern difference in the male vs female.
 

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