They are about 6 weeks. Give or take a few days.
At that age I'd guess the two lighter colored ones are cockerels, the dark gray one look like a pullet so far and I can't see the comb/wattles on the brown chick. I'm still new, so wait for others to weigh in.
The darker gray one and the brown one were both sexed so I'm really hoping they're pullets. Goodness knows it wouldn't be the first time we've gotten a surprise though. Haha! It's the two lighter ones I'm questioning. I see them going either way at this point but it has been a while since we've had chicks. We had a surprise human baby (
) after a 10 year age gap so we took a break when something got to our last few girls 3 years ago.
I had a cockerel heavy batch of RIR (10C/6P) that had similar looking combs at 5-6 weeks. Several people told me they were likely male, but I was in denial/disbelief that I could be that unlucky, lol.The darker gray one and the brown one were both sexed so I'm really hoping they're pullets. Goodness knows it wouldn't be the first time we've gotten a surprise though. Haha! It's the two lighter ones I'm questioning. I see them going either way at this point but it has been a while since we've had chicks. We had a surprise human baby (
These were the suspected males, I banded their legs to see which turned out to be males, they all did and a few more in next week or so.
Sneaky little roos. Haha.I had a cockerel heavy batch of RIR (10C/6P) that had similar looking combs at 5-6 weeks. Several people told me they were likely male, but I was in denial/disbelief that I could be that unlucky, lol.
When reality eventually sank in (8 weeks old) I was actually kind of relieved because they were a fiesty bunch. I was not sad to see them go, but I kept one of sweetest males and all the pullets.
View attachment 4172419 These were the suspected males, I banded their legs to see which turned out to be males, they all did and a few more in next week or so.
