What do you think these Polish babes are?

[Missys Chicken Ranch]

Hey Ya'll!
I have 5 Polish 6 weeks old chicks and I know I have at least 2 roos, the buff and the golden. They are a little more obvious. I am sure my white one is a pullet but my other BCW and my other one I am not so sure. I am hoping they are pullets so I can keep them all. What do you think?

 

[Missys Chicken Ranch]

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[Lay-A Organic]

If you could upload pictures of their back and tails. This way we can see their saddle feathers.

 

[Missys Chicken Ranch]

If you could upload pictures of their back and tails. This way we can see their saddle feathers.

Yes I will. The golden and buff have different looking tales than the other 3. Which is another reaso I believe they are roos.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

If you could upload pictures of their back and tails. This way we can see their saddle feathers.

Saddle feathers do not emerge until about 12 weeks. That method wouldn't work on these chicks. The gold laced, buff laced, and white crested black are likely cockerels

 

[Missys Chicken Ranch]

 

[Missys Chicken Ranch]

Saddle feathers do not emerge until about 12 weeks. That method wouldn't work on these chicks. The gold laced, buff laced, and white crested black are likely cockerels

I was afraid the BCW was a cockeral. Damn. I did notice something else different about their tales. The 2 I think are pullets have these 2 feathers on the side of their tails that the ones I believe are roos do not have. I don't know how else to explain it. But I did get a picture. Do you see what I mean?

 

[Lay-A Organic]

I was afraid the BCW was a cockeral. Damn. I did notice something else different about their tales. The 2 I think are pullets have these 2 feathers on the side of their tails that the ones I believe are roos do not have. I don't know how else to explain it. But I did get a picture. Do you see what I mean?

They do seem to be Cockerels.

 

[Missys Chicken Ranch]

They do seem to be Cockerels.

Dang... I don't know what I am going to do with 3 cockerels. I don't have enough room or enough girls. I guess we will see how it goes. Thanks for your input!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I was afraid the BCW was a cockeral. Damn. I did notice something else different about their tales. The 2 I think are pullets have these 2 feathers on the side of their tails that the ones I believe are roos do not have. I don't know how else to explain it. But I did get a picture. Do you see what I mean?

Tails are not accurate indicators of sex. Sickle feathers only develop in cockerels at around 16 weeks and by that point, they will already have many more obvious sex indicators. Anytime before that they essentially mean nothing.