Roo's or Hens? PLEASE HELP!

firedancer

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Hello! These photos are of my 6 chicks only a few days shy of 12 weeks. Based on the tail feathers, I am guessing that the blue leg ringed chicken is a roo. I don't see or feel any spurs on any legs yet. Hoping that's a good sign and that they are all hens, though. It would be much appreciated if anyone knows so I can put my mind at ease. they can be identified all by the colored bands they are wearing.

photo 1 & 2 is my white banded barred rock
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next are 3 photos of my green banded buff orp:
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next is blue banded buff orp. this is the one i think may be a roo because of the tail.
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pink banded barred rock:
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black banded buff orp:
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tangerine banded barred rock:
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and this is the lineup. not nec in the order of these photos:
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They all look like girls to me, even your one with not much tail. Our Butternut was a bit like that, plus her legs looked pretty chunky as a chick, but she turned out to be a girl - YAY! (Her legs are still pretty chunky though!).
Here she is at 12 weeks:
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From here on out they will start growing their combs and wattles and reddening up as they near laying age.
 
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The white banded barred rock in the first pic looks to be a little lighter then the other two and feathers seem to be fraying in the tail. In the last pic it looks to be the one on the far left. The hens seem to be darker then the rooster in this breed. Here are two of mine the roo is in the front they are about 16 weeks old if none of them are lighter then the other they are probably hens.
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Don't know how I repeated the pics sorry.
 
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All pullets. The lighter barred rock is not male, just a little different. Males are lighter in appearance due but the difference is more significant and comb wattle growth and color would be much more remarkable at this punt
 
Hello! These photos are of my 6 chicks only a few days shy of 12 weeks. Based on the tail feathers, I am guessing that the blue leg ringed chicken is a roo. I don't see or feel any spurs on any legs yet. Hoping that's a good sign and that they are all hens, though. It would be much appreciated if anyone knows so I can put my mind at ease. they can be identified all by the colored bands they are wearing.

photo 1 & 2 is my white banded barred rockView attachment 1054795View attachment 1054796

next are 3 photos of my green banded buff orp:
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next is blue banded buff orp. this is the one i think may be a roo because of the tail.
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pink banded barred rock:
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black banded buff orp:
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tangerine banded barred rock:
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and this is the lineup. not nec in the order of these photos:
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All GIRLS!!!! beautiful ones.
 

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