updated chick pics...are they still all hens? Are they really SF's?

[bird-brain]

1) Starting to get some black around the throat and breast area. This bird is much darker than the pics show.

2) Same scenario here. You can tell we still feel puny. Was once the largest now the smallest black on the front of this one as well.

3) appears youngest based on feathering but is the largest bird in the flock. Hasn't really been ill. Definitely the hardest bird to handle.

4) has much lighter feathering than shows up in the pics. Will probably be the prettiest hen. Just got two little dark pins in her tail. The sweetest of the bunch falls asleep in my hand every time.

Just FYI I took these as I was taking them out to clean the brooder. I do it every day. They are messy little fids.

 

[n8ivetxn]

They look like pullets to me....if they're cockerels, I have a rude awakening coming

Yes, they still look a little under the weather, but I'm sure you're giving them good care....

 

[bird-brain]

I'm trying everything I can think of. They are poorly bred chicks but still deserve a fighting chance. They are just for pets and the occasional egg so I do hope they pull through.

 

[Hazard]

They look like SF's to me!