SLW - Roos?

[Jibbets]

We have had such bad luck with our 8 "pullets" we ordered from the local Agway so far 3 have been roos and I'm afraid we aren't done.

Although I know it is still early to really say for sure, I wanted to give you guys a crack at it. I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures, I now have a new appreciation for the difficulty involved!


Note: Both birds were fairly cheeezed off in these pictures by the time we took them. In addition to being corralled and photographed by us they had just both been run all over the place by our big EE roo. Bob does not seem to particularly care for them. So they are a little redder in the face than they are normally, one more than the other but I couldn't say which tbh.


Chicken A.

Chicken B.

Thanks for all your help!

 

[<3ChickenForever]

I would say hens, but I would also need a pic of both their legs.

 

[colebarnhart]

They look like girls to me and at that age, the comb would be larger and the SLW male feather coloring and pattern would be more obvious

 

[<3ChickenForever]

I don't know if this helps, but here's my SLW roo. He's a little over a year old.

 

[Jibbets]

Oh this is turning out better than I thought!

I will work on getting leg pictures this evening.

My other birds were just so obviously roos. I had no I idea what to look for with this breed.

You guys are fantastic.

 

[Lothiriel]

I say they're both girls.

 

[LoreenH]

At 15 weeks, my two SLWs look like that, so I'm guessing I have pullets too? They both have bright yellow legs.

This was them at 9 weeks; I don't have any current pics loaded.

 

[crayon]

They are pullets. Here is an image of my SLW at 7 weeks- he has looked like a rooster since 5 weeks. Hope it helps!

 

[LoreenH]

Mine, now at 15 weeks, don't have combs & wattles even half the size of his, so I'm pretty sure I have pullets!

 

[Pele]

Yup yup, bunch o girls. If they were male, you'd see a patch of wide spreading over their shoulders by now. Grats on the gorgeous gals!