PLEASE HELP! Its culling time and I need some general information

[beankathleen]

Hi everyone... I have 7 Pioneer (Dixie Rainbow) chickens that are 12 weeks old. According to the hatchery it's time to cull the roosters. I bought these from TSC as a straight run. I'm scared I'm going to mess up and pick some of the pullets by accident. We just want to cull the roosters. What am I looking for? Some of them have bigger and redder combs and waddles so I'm assuming those would be roosters? It would be hard for me to take pics of all of them and post the pictures because they all look so much alike. Maybe I could post a picture of the one I'm pretty sure is a rooster and you guys could tell me if I'm right or not? Otherwise, generally speaking on 12 week old Pioneers are there other things I should look for? None of them have spurs yet. Thanks!

 

[keesmom]

None are crowing yet? Post a picture or 2 of the one you think is male.

 

[Michael OShay]

None are crowing yet? Post a picture or 2 of the one you think is male.

X2 on that. Trying to ID chickens without a pic is a bit like shooting in the dark.

 

[beankathleen]

 

[beankathleen]

 

[beankathleen]

They aren't crowing yet but they honk like geese.

 

[BantamLover21]

Although these birds have female-type feathering for now, that much comb/wattle development on a 12 week old bird means cockerel.

 

[Wyandottes7]

I'm leaning towards cockerels based on comb/wattle growth, but I'm not sure.

 

[Michael OShay]

Given the size and redness of the comb and wattles at 12 weeks, I'm thinking cockerel.