Second opinions please on 1 month old Speckled Sussexes! Are they all Roos?

[HennyPenny44]

Hi all! I hatched out 6 Speckled Sussex babies exactly one month ago and suspect all 3 below are Roos but wanted second opinions before I rehome them. These 3 are more vibrant colored than the other 3 I assume are girls. They have more white on their chests with bright mahogany on the sides of their chests whereas the girls are more brownish. Their body stance is also more upright with a full roundness in the chest. What do you think?

#1 is usually found strutting around and patrolling the perimeter of the run, and already has deep pink waddles. He’s the only one of my chicks with greenish iridescent feathers on his back. Mama photo bombed him in this one.

#2 is yellowish in the comb but today, stared down my full grown Buff Orpington hen for several intense seconds. She won. No waddles coming in yet.

#3 has been seen bumping chests with the other two and just has a more roosterish body. Mama still doesn’t trust me taking photos of her babies.

 

[sammirae09]

The one with the reddish comb is most likely a cockerel bc of their age and it’s already changing colors

 

[HennyPenny44]

I picked up two SS back in April. Turns out one is a cockerel. I started noticing differences back around weeks 5, 6, 7 he was just blowing past her in growth which is funny because initially he was smaller. I noticed his legs were bigger, feathers were bigger, and comb. I was hoping it was a pullet but no such luck will probably need to re-home soon. Here they are at about 5 weeks which you can see differences and at about 11 weeks which is more clearer its a roo

They’re both so pretty...especially the boy. Yes, my 3 suspects have thicker yellowish looking legs but only one has a pink comb and visible waddles. Mine are still kind of young so I guess it’s just a waiting game for now...

 

[nuthatched]

1 looks like your boy at this age. iridescent feathers don't mean roo by rule.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

I think 1 is your only boy, but I’m not for sure. I would wait a while longer on the other 2. I had a hen that was very dominant at a young age, so you could still have some pullets. Good luck

 

[Aapomp831]

Wow… they look like hawks. I guess I’ve never really seen a SS before.

 

[sammirae09]

Wow… they look like hawks. I guess I’ve never really seen a SS before.

Omg I thought so too! Different breeds are so cool!

 

[HennyPenny44]

Wow… they look like hawks. I guess I’ve never really seen a SS before.

These are the breeding stock. The male has that look I guess.

 

[sammirae09]

Yes, I heard that in a group of males, one usually matures faster than the others. He’s been this red for a week already.

I ended up with so many roosters this time around but all the ones who had red combs early were males all my girls stayed light even now at 4 months

 

[Aapomp831]

These are the breeding stock. The male has that look I guess.

Gorgeous! I think hawks are beautiful too - except when they are eating one of my chickens brains out.
Ive only ever had boring sex links and production breeds; I love seeing exotic beautiful chickens.