Pullets or Roos?

[MPfarms2020]

Ordered three rare breeds online from a hatchery and wanted one Roo and two Pullets to mix with our flock. In case the breeds matter/help with the way their feathers are presenting their selves… I Ordered:Jersey Giant hen- Blue Copper Maran hen- Rblack copper maran Roo…

I feel like they shipped us three roos!!! The tail feathers on all three do not look like any of our hens did at this age…

Thoughts please

 

[swamphiker]

It's too early to tell, though cockerels tend to feather out slower than pullets, so perhaps the one on the left is your cockerel. However, this isn't a foolproof method for sexing. You should be able to tell by 6 weeks.

P.S. Welcome to BYC!

 

[Finnie]

I don’t know what hatchery yours are from, but Murray MacMurray told me to wait for 10 weeks old for the Langshan chicks I got this year. At 6 weeks my 12 were looking like ALL COCKERELS! (I only ordered 2 cockerels.) It’s getting closer to 10 weeks now and the cockerel look is starting to go away. I thought it was odd because Langshans I’ve raised in the past were easy to sex at an early age, but apparently this group is not.

 

[fluffycrow]

Feather growth is not an accurate way to tell the sex of your chicks, unless specifically bred for (something that is not the case with your breeds)

Update in 4-6 weeks

 

[MPfarms2020]

It's too early to tell, though cockerels tend to feather out slower than pullets, so perhaps the one on the left is your cockerel. However, this isn't a foolproof method for sexing. You should be able to tell by 6 weeks.

P.S. Welcome to BYC!

Thank you so much! I am excited to be here! We really wanted ONE rooster for our flock hahahha and ive heard stories about hatchery places shipping the wrong sex. Only one came w the male blue tag on leg and now all the feathers are confusing me. I see people say males have shorter wings but they all three have long wings… I guess it will be a suprise.I appreciate the feedback.