Pullets or Late Developing Roos??

[Drainuchick]

I have had chickens for several years now. All of them have been hand raised with a handful of additions every year. This year, on top of my normal purchase from the feed store, my son took home three chicks his class hatched in an incubator. I’m hoping they are all hens, but I’m not positive at this point. I have only had one rooster (not counting bantam Roos) and he was visibly a rooster almost right from the get go. These three are 8 weeks old now and do not have the large comb or wattles my other rooster had, but at least two of them seem to have a reddish tinge to their combs. Are they likely hens with such small combs at this age or do I have a couple of slow developing Roos? Pictures taken at 7 weeks and just over 8 weeks old. Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[sourland]

I believe that all are pullets, but the bird in the foreground of the fourth picture is a bit suspicious.

 

[Drainuchick]

I believe that all are pullets, but the bird in the foreground of the fourth picture is a bit suspicious.

Thank you for the welcome and for your response! Hopefully all will be hens, but I can handle another rooster in my flock, so I’m not too worried. Just a bit curious what these guys will be. They are all very friendly as they were raised by a classroom of 4th graders for the first couple weeks and my boys adore them.

 

[fluffycrow]

All pullets for now

 

[Drainuchick]

All pullets for now

Thank you for your response!

 

[-Chanticleer-]

Pullets

 

[Drainuchick]

Here are some additional photos of feather development for additional context!

 

[Drainuchick]

Pullets

Thank you!

 

[Sussex19]

All look to be pullets.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

Welcome! Pretty girls! What a fun experiment that isfor the kids to see the chicks hatch out, and how lovely that you got to bring them home, too.