Polish bantams 5-6 weeks old any ideas on gender by pompom?

[5fathens]

View attachment 1897207 BeakyView attachment 1897209 Flintoff
View attachment 1897215 Denny
View attachment 1897217 Elton
View attachment 1897218 and lastly Chandler...
Any guesses as to pullet or too? I keep changing my mind. Both Elton and Chandler had some feathers pecked from their pompoms when they were tiny so are a bit thin on top, not sure if that'll make any difference to being able to tell though?!
Thanks in advance for your ideas

 

[goldysgirl]

My guesses are #2 and #5 cockerels and the rest pullets.

 

[goldysgirl]

#3 looks just like my hen, Gloria, did when she was a pullet with super even rounded crest. My roo, Leroy, was spiky and uneven with long spiky feathers in back. Your birds are all so beautiful!

 

[DarlingChicken]

I’m also going to go with #2 and #5 possibly being roos.

Such lovely birds!!

 

[5fathens]

Thank you we think they're rather cute too
Forgot to mention flintoff is a frizzle not sure if that'll make any difference to your guesses.....

 

[DarlingChicken]

Thank you we think they're rather cute too
Forgot to mention flintoff is a frizzle not sure if that'll make any difference to your guesses.....

Ah! I took a closer look and noticed that his feathers seem pointed, still leaning towards rooster on Flintoff!
I just love frizzles: they’re adorable <3

 

[goldysgirl]

I have never seen a frizzle pullet vs cockerel. Maybe someone that has had some will post. They are so cute!

 

[Evelyn Walker]

Flinoff and Chandler look like the only cockerels.

 

[5fathens]

wow if we end up with no more than 3;2 i'll be very happy
have any of you introduced polish bantams to a 'normal sized' flock? if so how old were your bantams when you got them together? i'm not really sure how big bantams get, but my other girls are very friendly

 

[5fathens]

Update: unfortunately Elton ( who was super cuddly) died last week came home to find her covered in blood, with a puncture wound on her knee, we did the best we could but i think the shock and blood loss killed her in the end. Still not sure how it happened though.

Denny is most definately a Roo she started to grow feathers at weird angels on her head and a small wattle too, then just to make sure we knew 100% he crowed!

Chandler also has a very big wattles now and the two of them like to square up to each other so he's looking Roo like too.

Beaky and Flintoff both seem to have beards but no wattles and don't tend to get involved with the other two when they get fiesty, i'm now really hoping that Flintoff is not a Roo or we'll only have one Pullet....

At what age can they live outside all the time? we are in the Uk.

thanks