Will you please double check me?(genders)

[wwinorth]

BR pullet

RIR cockrel

RIR pullet

Thank you very much!! I'm so glad I found ya'll!!

Mel

 

[Katy]

How old are they?

 

[wwinorth]

7ish weeks, I know they are at least 6 weeks because I've had them that long and I think they were about a week when I got them.

 

[peruvian_princess]

That BR has a really big comb for that age to be a pullet. MAybe someon with more expereince can shed some light on that one.

 

[sweet_peeps]

Quote:
Plus no tail to speak of and thick legs all which
are male signs.

My Barred Rocks are 6 weeks old and none of them
has a comb as big as yours.
Plus they all have longer tails and thinner legs.

 

[Katy]

At that age I'm thinking all roos.

 

[PotterWatch]

I agree about the comb on that BR. My seven week old BR pullet's comb isn't anywhere near that big. My five week old one who I think is a roo has one almost that big though. But both of mine have much longer tails.

 

[wwinorth]

At that age I'm thinking all roos.

Even the last RIR? Their facial features are really quite different, as are their body types, but not their feathers. Here is an up close of their faces together.

actually that's not all that great either, I'll have to try to get a better pic.

Thanks!!
Mel​

 

[Katy]

Yes, even the last one. At that age it would be rare for a pullet to have that much color in her comb.

 

[sweet_peeps]

I'd say that last picture up top of the RIR is a female.
I had RIR hens that had some pretty impressive combs
and wattles.
If I hadn't seen them lay eggs I would have sworn they
were a rooster.

Her leg (from the little I can see) looks thin and she
has that hen squat.
So, I vote hen.

Oh, and she has a tail.
edited to add above line