Pullets or Cockerels?

[sn0wwhite]

Good morning! I’ve recently acquired some unwanted chickens and I’m curious on the breeds and if I’ll have gens or roosters. Thanks in advance for your suggestions!

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Leghorn, Production Red aka Rhode Island Red hatchery stock, Cuckoo Marans.

The Marans should have white legs if yellow it would be a Cochin. This bird is a cockerel. The others I'd need a better picture of. The photo is blurry when enlarged to see combs.

 

[sn0wwhite]

Thank you! Do these pictures help?

 

[JedJackson]

View attachment 1375923 View attachment 1375924 View attachment 1375925 Thank you! Do these pictures help?

How old are they? The red and white both look like pullets, the Marans looks like a cockerel.

 

[sn0wwhite]

I'm guessing they're around 2 months old, but I'm not certain. A friend of a cousin of a friend got them for her kids and then when they weren't cute fluffy chicks any more didn't want them so I took them. She said she got them as hens from the feed store, but I know 100% doesn't always happen.

 

[JedJackson]

I'm guessing they're around 2 months old, but I'm not certain. A friend of a cousin of a friend got them for her kids and then when they weren't cute fluffy chicks any more didn't want them so I took them. She said she got them as hens from the feed store, but I know 100% doesn't always happen.

8 weeks looks about right. They could be a little older than that, but not much older.

With a large and red comb and wattles at that age it's pretty certain that the Marans is a cockerel. The white Leghorn has some comb development, but that breed do have large combs even in the females. And the comb is pale. So it's pretty certain that the Leghorn and production Rhode Island Red are both pullets. 2 out of 3 isn't too bad for freebies.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Other two are pullets. That is Marans, white feet, and a cockerel.

 

[sn0wwhite]

Thank you! Are you up for identifying a couple of more? The same woman just dropped these two off and ran away. Yes, I know this is weird.

 

[sn0wwhite]

Thank you! Are you up for identifying a couple of more? The same woman just dropped these two off and ran away. Yes, I know this is weird.

 

[JedJackson]

View attachment 1376125 View attachment 1376126 Thank you! Are you up for identifying a couple of more? The same woman just dropped these two off and ran away. Yes, I know this is weird.

Silkies take a long time to sex accurately. 7 weeks would be a good time to try again. Very cute, btw. I like the tiny little poof on top of the silver chick's head.