The usual pullet or cockerel question

[HoneybeeHill]

First time chicken owner. These girls (guys?) are about 19ish weeks old. No eggs and no squatting yet. Bought at about 8 weeks as “copper marans and Americanas”. Black one is and always has been the top bird, white one loves to try to challenge that. I was thinking the reddening in their combs was them getting closer to laying. Last week, the white one decided to make noises like crowing in the morning before I let them out to their food. Neither one has ever shown any sort of mating behavior. Can a hen be ahead of a cock in the pecking order? Are they pullets or cockerels and what kind are they (meaning what color eggs might I get if they’re pullets?) The little copper/black one in the last pic is about 14 weeks and it’s comb makes me think possibly cockerel too? All of them were sexed as pullets when we got them.

 

[Little Baby Bean]

Hi the white one looks like a cockerel because of it's curled tail feathers and hackle but I could be wrong. I'm not sure about the others so hopefully someone more experienced answers you!

 

[PoultryCQ]

First time chicken owner. These girls (guys?) are about 19ish weeks old. No eggs and no squatting yet. Bought at about 8 weeks as “copper marans and Americanas”. Black one is and always has been the top bird, white one loves to try to challenge that. I was thinking the reddening in their combs was them getting closer to laying. Last week, the white one decided to make noises like crowing in the morning before I let them out to their food. Neither one has ever shown any sort of mating behavior. Can a hen be ahead of a cock in the pecking order? Are they pullets or cockerels and what kind are they (meaning what color eggs might I get if they’re pullets?) The little copper/black one in the last pic is about 14 weeks and it’s comb makes me think possibly cockerel too? All of them were sexed as pullets when we got them.

Three cockerels

 

[Ebony Rose]

Looks like all boys to me, hope you were looking for meat or pets.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

All 3 birds shown are male. Sorry. If they were sexed pullets, you may be able to get your money back from the hatchery. Hope you can find good homes for them if you can not keep them.

 

[CluckerFamily]

I agree that the three with the red splotches are cockerels.

 

[afieldssnowyegger]

It looks like one of the BCM chicks is a pullet to me. Less copper, not really any crazy roo feathers. The others are all boys though

 

[TheOddOneOut]

All males

 

[Mutchi]

All males. Sorry, what will you do with them.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

The red, black, and white one are cockerels. They’re all Easter eggers.