Roo or Hen

[eggdaft2014]

Hi can anyone help and tell me if i have a roo I have my suspicions that the white one to the left of the pic is a roo and possibly one of the black ones aswell

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Welcome to BYC!

How old are your birds? It makes a huge difference when trying to sex them, especially breeds like white Leghorns.

 

[eggdaft2014]

I was told the white ones were 5 weeks when i bought them and ive had them 6 weeks so Roughly 11 weeks and the black ones were 6 weeks when I got them but ive only had them 2 weeks so they should be 8 weeks

 

[eggdaft2014]

Also I had no idea what type/breed they were as they never told me

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

I'm having a hard time figuring out what type of comb the white ones have. Is it a straight comb, or another type? Both of your white ones look like cockerels to me, but I'm not sure on breed and the breed would matter at this point. I don't think they are white Leghorns. Can you get a pic of them showing the whole bird from the side, and a closeup of the comb?

To show you why your birds are hard to sex right now, here's a pic of some white Leghorns, some Leghorn mixes, and some ISA Browns. All are 12-13 weeks old. The Leghorn cockerel is obvious, but you see the variance in the combs/wattles of the pullet surrounding him. Some have no red at all, but the one ISA Brown pullet in the background has as much comb/wattles as your bird.




I think your black birds are probably Black Australorps, and right now both look like pullets.

 

[eggdaft2014]

Not sure how good these pics are but ill post them anyway[VIDEO]

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[ChickNanny13]

Picture with 4 chickens, the Whites look like Roos & the Blacks look like Pullets. Second set of pictures, the 1st White still looks like a Roo but the White with tan markings look like a Pullet (comb is pink & small). Have fun...

 

[eggdaft2014]

Thanks for all the help guys

 

[BantamLover21]

Picture with 4 chickens, the Whites look like Roos & the Blacks look like Pullets. Second set of pictures, the 1st White still looks like a Roo but the White with tan markings look like a Pullet (comb is pink & small). Have fun...

I agree.

 

[travis5292]

Not sure you have leghorns. Earlobes look like they have some red color to them.