What do you think?

[catsew]

Mine isn't a real RIR, but at 7 weeks its comb and wattle were bigger than that.

 

[Cowgirl71]

At 12 weeks old my twelve RIR pullet's combs were all under 1/4" tall and flesh colored. No red. And no wattles to speak of. My four RIR roosters on the other hand had big red combs and wattles.

Were these "packing peanuts" from a hatchery by chance?

 

[JodyJo]

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I was going to say the same thing. What are the odds of having all boys?

To answer your question...what are the odds? I bought 9 "pullets " last year, all 9 were roos!!

 

[DaddyChicken]

I will try to get better pictures later today but two of the five have large red combs and wattles the others have smaller combs and wattles that are a pinkish color. I really hope they are not all roos.

I was walking away from the pen one day last week and I thought I heard a short crow. I was so supprised I didn't know if it was a chicken or a neighbor trying to mess with me.

They came from a lady up the road that hatched them out.

 

[Snowygirl]

Hold on.....come to think of it i had a hen who looked JUST like that.....
just because they all have big combs doesn't mean that they're ALL
roos. Keep me posted! Good luck!!

 

[Lbrad7]

Hard to tell from the pics but it looked like all are roos except one.

 

[DaddyChicken]

Here are some new pictures'

This is the one with the largest comb and wattles.

This is my shy chicken...

This one has a very small tail...

This is the "shy" one and "small tail" from behind...

And here are two others...

These are better pictures of my five RIR's.

 

[DaddyChicken]

Oh, and when I say 12 weeks old, that is +/- a week. They were supposedly four weeks old when I got them.

 

[Cowgirl71]

Sorry, but I still say all roosters. A hen won't get that big of comb until she's about ready to lay, which is at about 18-22 weeks for RIRs.

Here's a link to an old BYC thread with an 11-12 week old Rhode Island Red pullet: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=73199

See the smaller comb and wattles and the smoother feathering?

 

[mama24]

Look at those legs! Look like all boys to me, too.

What luck! Sorry, maybe your neighbor will trade you for some pullets? Or at least help you butcher them!