Three Roos?

[sourland]

Sorry, I agree that all birds pictured are cockerels.

 

[TheBeardie]

Definitely all males. For future references, Males of most breeds have pointy saddle feathers and females are rounded.
This is my male silver duckwing OEGB.

This is my female.

 

[Hlove]

Not the best pictures but these are from the day we got them...so we don’t make the same mistake again what should we have seen to know they were cockerels? I’ve been reading a lot about tail feathers and such but it’s different reading about it and actually knowing the difference!

 

[keesmom]

View attachment 1639663 View attachment 1639664 These are our girls, or what we were told girls when they were 2 months old. We had a feeling one was a cockerel but now they are 6 months and we think 3 of them might be! Opinions would be much appreciated!

The last picture is of the suspected hen.

They are all male. It's likely the seller knew that when they were sold to you.

 

[keesmom]

Not the best pictures but these are from the day we got them...so we don’t make the same mistake again what should we have seen to know they were cockerels? I’ve been reading a lot about tail feathers and such but it’s different reading about it and actually knowing the difference!

Yes, they are obviously cockerels with those red combs. Pullets don't get red combs until they are close to laying (16-30 weeks of age).

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

They are all male. It's likely the seller knew that when they were sold to you.

Sadly I was thinking the same thing.

There are several ways to sex chicks and unfortunately unless they are auto sexing it can be very difficult.
Even vent sexing can be wrong.
So things to look for---

Here they are with mom at 9 days old. You can see they are starting to get feathers.

At 5 weeks... first picture is a girl, second is a boy. You can see slight reddening in his face and comb. His comb is also bigger.

Those same two birds are the far left. Male first then female. That is only a week later!

This is that same female (on the right) with the other male from the previous picture.

With birds that can't be sexed easily comb development and coloring are good indicators. Also leg thickness can be helpful. Sometimes attitude as well.
Even though cockerel in the last picture didn't develop as fast as his brother when the comb was pinkish, and he stood taller on thicker legs, those things combined said male.

So look for breeds your interested in. Find out how they can be sexed. Wing feather or feather pattern. Sometimes male and female even hatch different colors. If you only want female start by looking for those easily sexed breeds. If you can't find those look into getting POL (point of lay) pullets. Or wait until they are 5 to 6 weeks old so you can check for some of those boyish signs.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Yeah, those are boys and if the seller didn't 100% know they were boys they either had a good inkling that they were probably males, made a big mistake (like putting them in the wrong pens sometimes like getting boys and girls mixed up then relying too much on which birds were in which pens for ID) or just have no idea what they are doing. Looking at those pictures I am already starting to see some boyishness on the young'n's and, of course, the newest pictures shows exclusively obviously boys.

 

[Hlove]

Thanks for everyone’s help, we are going back to the farm tomorrow and they are giving us three laying hens!
It’ll be a while before we get any new girls but now we know What to look for and not trust someone just because they have a farm

 

[TheBeardie]

Thanks for everyone’s help, we are going back to the farm tomorrow and they are giving us three laying hens!
It’ll be a while before we get any new girls but now we know What to look for and not trust someone just because they have a farm

Great! Take a look at my earlier post,#12, and see a good difference in the pictures. It should help making sure they are hens. They should have rounded saddle feathers.

 

[MissChick@dee]

If you want to keep a bachelor flock... they are beautiful