What gender are these rir 6 week old chicks? (image heavy)

[PunkinPeep]

These chicks hatched August 10. They will be six weeks old on Monday, September 21. Can you help us decide what gender they are?

Here's Number One

Here's Number Two

Here's Number Three

 

[PotterWatch]

They are baby roos!

 

[HBuehler]

Roo-dorable

 

[PunkinPeep]

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You think all three are boys?! Can you tell us why please??

 

[Bedste]

all three of them? Please tell me how you know? I am learning..

 

[PotterWatch]

I am basing my guess on the fact that all three have comb and wattles that are fairly pink. Sometimes pullets do have comb and wattle development like that at 6wks, but their combs are generally still yellow or very pale pink. I would wait a while to be certain, but if they were mine, I would be contemplating freezer space.

 

[MiniBeesKnees]

I'd like to know too. I have five OE that were six weeks old on wednesday. Four of them have almost or no combs growing at all, and one has a pretty big one already..and 'he' is bigger than the other four. I'm guessing four girls and a boy, but who knows. No pictures yet.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Cockerels, all of them.

Females at that age hardly have any comb at all. The combs that are present in the females are generally not red.

Here is a photo of a female RIR at a similar age, actually, a bit older:

 

[Bedste]

WOW ... is this a RIR in the photo? She is pretty

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

It's not my bird, but she fits the production red (hatchery RIR) characteristics.