Supposed Pullet, but what about those feathers?

ManyChickies

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We got some pullets about 3 months ago, but the tail feather are suspicious to me.
 

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That is great news! I lost two roosters in a racoon attack and bought 4 Americanas that were in a straight run.

After buying the straight run 4, a Australorp and buff Orpington revealed that they were in fact roosters and I started to get worried about having too many.
 
So I do have a few pictures of my straight run Americanas... I got them June 4th. Any idea if I got a male or two?

I added a picture or two of the barred rock I got from a pullet bin, but I have some suspicions there too.
First picture is the only suspicious one. Only cockerel that I see.
 
If he is a boy that would make 3 roosters and 28 hens
That'll probably be too many boys, unless you get lucky and they all do well together.
I’ve had flocks with much “worse” ratios that worked out great. 3 to 28 is actually pretty close to the recommended ratio of 1 rooster to every 10 hens (which is usually overkill anyway).
 

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