Russian Orloff pullet or cockerel?

[JedJackson]

Both look like cockerels? Anyone want them? Argh!
If they are both cockerels, that means that the latest "straight run" batch of a dozen rare breeds I bought from a Greenfire auction resulted in 10 cockerels and only 2 pullets. When I confronted them with the statistically improbable ratio of cockerels to pullets they became incensed and suggested I was accusing them of lying (they said they have no way of sexing their chicks). I've won 4 auctions from them and every shipment has been cockerel heavy--from 4 pullets to 8 cockerels to this one with just 2 pullets. Seems odd, no?
On the other hand, the eggs I bought from them resulted in 50/50 ratios, as we would expect. Grrrr….

It does seem suspiciously odd. And they do sex many of their breeds, so I don't know why they would say they have no way of doing it.

 

[Alexandra33]

I, too, am leaning towards cockerel and pullet. Time will tell!

~Alex

 

[MaryZoe]

Here are some head shots. I must say that the speckled chick looks more like a pullet in every way, even her legs. Hard to tell by the combs, though.

 

[MaryZoe]

I included a couple cockerel feeding frenzy shots for fun. Free roos for anyone in south Florida!

 

[Gray Farms]

Orloffs are very slow maturing. I've been breeding them for a few years now and its a struggle to sex them younger than 4 months. Look for long necks and long heavy built legs in cockerels.

 

[MaryZoe]

My hope for the first one is that its hackle feathers look rounded to me. Though it also might have some saddle feathers developing. I was soooo hoping for a couple, at least.

 

[Animals45]

Definitely cockerel.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

I feel like the first one is a cockerel and the second one is a pullet.

 

[Cyprus]

Both look like cockerels? Anyone want them? Argh!
If they are both cockerels, that means that the latest "straight run" batch of a dozen rare breeds I bought from a Greenfire auction resulted in 10 cockerels and only 2 pullets. When I confronted them with the statistically improbable ratio of cockerels to pullets they became incensed and suggested I was accusing them of lying (they said they have no way of sexing their chicks). I've won 4 auctions from them and every shipment has been cockerel heavy--from 4 pullets to 8 cockerels to this one with just 2 pullets. Seems odd, no?
On the other hand, the eggs I bought from them resulted in 50/50 ratios, as we would expect. Grrrr….

I don't trust Greenfire Farms to begin with. They always seem to be deceiving people.

 

[MaryZoe]

Thanks! I did notice that one of them has thicker legs. I sure hope that one of them is a pullet. I won't give up hope yet.