What gender? 11 wk EEs

[amyfitz100]

I know this is not a great pic, and I'll do better if I need to. These are 11 weeks old, dad is an EE, mom of the black ones is Black Java, other moms are all EEs. I want to compare my thoughts...

They loved the corn on the cob... as did the kitten...

 

[amyfitz100]

I did this on my phone -- hope it's a lot bigger on a computer!

 

[fshinggrl]

Not the best picture but I'd be suspicious of #5, #8 & #10. And a little wary of the one with the long tail in the foreground!

 

[donrae]

At 11 weeks, you'll see roosters by larger, redder comb. Some of those guys are pretty obvious, some may need close-up shots or profile pics of specific birds. Reddish patches on shoulders would also be signs of a rooster.

 

[Basskids08]

I can't tell if 678 all have combs or they just look like they do. I would like to see individual pics of those three

 

[cassbickford]

You probably will need a better pic, but I think that 2, 5, 8 are cockerels.

 

[keesmom]

You probably will need a better pic, but I think that 2, 5, 8 are cockerels.

Those 3 were the ones I noticed first. Then some I can't tell because they wouldn't cooperate with the photo op.

 

[amyfitz100]

These are more I took the same day -- will go out today and TRY to get some individual shots. These chicks came from my first attempt at incubating, and there were some high temp spikes. I think there are a lot of cockerels...

He's pretty.

Looks like his daddy...

That kitten was born two weeks before the chicks. Thinks she's the boss. And she is.

 

[amyfitz100]

I'm pretty sure 1, 3, 4, and 13 are pullets. They have no, or small combs, smaller, rounder tail feathers, seem a little squatter... And 4 has a kind of even pattern, as opposed to 10, who has an irregular pattern. But I am NO expert and would love for more of them to be girls! Today's pics will be a week later, so maybe some will be even more obvious. And I couldn't distinguish between the gray ones in these pics, maybe they'll look different today.