what gender are my chickens?

[Brenshens]

Hi, I am new to raising chickens and I am dying to know what gender I have. I have 5 different breeds so I have nothing to compare them to. My Barred Rock, Black Australorp and I believe White Leghorn (I ordered a Buff Orpington) are all 9 weeks old. The Blue Cochin Bantam is 8.5 weeks old and my Silkie is 10 weeks old. The first three I ordered as pullets and the last two were straight run. I can't wait to hear your opinions. Thank you.

 

[willowbranchfarm]

I think the first 2 barred rocks are rooster's and the others look like pullets.

 

[Brenshens]

Now I think I'll go vacuum that rug.

 

[donrae]

The first three look like pullets. The cochin is iffy, check back in a few weeks. I don't recall my cochin pullets having any comb to speak of until a few months old.

Silkies I don't even guess.

 

[hdowden]

all look like pullets but i cant see the silkies comb to be sure...if that cochin was a cockerel its comb would be bigger and redder and it would have wattles as well check out my albums to see my 2 cochins (both bantams)

 

[Brenshens]

The Silkie really doesn't have much of a comb. I have read that if they come from "show stock" that they may not get much of a comb or wattles. Time will tell I guess. The breeder told me to watch for the streamers at about 4 months. I just thought I would throw a photo up of each. Thank you. It is so fun to see what others who have chickens think. I change my opinion every day.

 

[theoldchick]

I'm guessing pullets for all of them except the Silkie. Poofy Silkies are difficult to sex until they crow or lay an egg.

 

[Brenshens]

here are a couple more pictures of my silkie. the top on was taken today at 10 weeks and I think the bottom one was at 3-4 weeks.

 

[boochaces]

All so pretty. I am new too so I cannot even help out...

 

[Hezz]

They all look like pullets to me, but I'm not sure about the silkie, I have no personal experience with them.