Pullet or cockerel?

[Pandemic chicks]

Our flock is about 9 weeks old, mixed production reds and Asian blacks. Have a few suspected cockerels. Thanks for your help!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I see pullets.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

The Production Red pic is a bit blurry, but the other two are pullets

 

[Kabootar]

Pullets

 

[Pandemic chicks]

Thank you all! I think we might be the luckiest TSC customers ever. I have one more that I suspect is a cockerel, all his tail feathers slope down but he’s smaller than everyone else. I assume we ended up with mixed ages. But looks like 11 of 12 are pullets!

 

[Pandemic chicks]

The Production Red pic is a bit blurry, but the other two are pullets

Yes it’s a blurry pick. Those chickens are always moving! I wonder about the tail feathers.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

At this age, tail feathers don't mean much in terms of gender!

 

[Pandemic chicks]

At this age, tail feathers don't mean much in terms of gender!

Too young for tail feathers? Guess we’ll give it a few more weeks. Thank you!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Comb/wattle size and color are much easier. Also patchiness and bright colors on wings is a big indicator. Pointed saddle feathers come next. By the time a cockerel would be getting sickle feathers, all the other signs should have shown. I personally never really look at tails, pullets often have wonky ones too due to juvenile feathers.

 

[Pandemic chicks]

Comb/wattle size and color are much easier. Also patchiness and bright colors on wings is a big indicator. Pointed saddle feathers come next. By the time a cockerel would be getting sickle feathers, all the other signs should have shown. I personally never really look at tails, pullets often have wonky ones too due to juvenile feathers.

Interesting. We don’t have anyone with a large comb/ wattle and don’t know if it’s breed specific. Some of the skin on their faces is starting to turn red’ish but none are screaming future roo to me. When do saddle feathers start to show or become obviously roo’ish?