Wyandotte folks: what gender BLRW do I have?

[amysflock]

Hi all,

I bought three BLRW well-started straight run chicks on 8/18 from a local breeder and can't tell the gender on any of them. Can you help?

I thought the two larger, darker ones might be cockerels, but then I looked at other wyandotte photos on this forum and it appears the hens have rather pointed hackle feathers, so maybe I can't ID them that way?? The two darker ones are larger and taller than the gray one, and one darker one has bigger wattles than the other. Other than that...

Here are a few photos I took today. These little guys are hard to get to pose!

Thanks!

#1 - gray baby (#3 in background)

#2, darker one w/small wattles (#3 in background)

#3, darker one w/larger wattles (#2 in background)

 

[fordmommy]

From what I can see they look like pullets. But really could use better photes. Could you get somme of the tail ends? Then you can see if they have roo saddle feathers.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Did you get those from Nancy?

 

[PeeperKeeper]

Look ike pulets. I got 3 chicks last spring, 4 mos ago, and they all turned out roosters with BIG flagging tail feathers.

 

[Chickndaddy]

Looks like three pullets to me as well.

 

[Katy]

1. Maybe pullet, although stance makes me think roo, can't see if it's got saddle feathers developing.
2. roo...he's getting saddle feathers
3. Maybe a pullet

 

[amysflock]

Yes, I did get them from Nancy! They are beautiful, smart little ones...way more independent and curious than the rest of my little flock. (They started scratching right away, and I think taught everyone else how!)

I hope they're all pullets so I can keep all three. I already have a 15-week old EEx roo that I plan to keep (plus 7 other Black Australorp x roos I'm trying to rehome).

Do any of these additional photos help?

#1 again

#2

#3

 

[Goose and Fig]

I don't see any pointy saddle feathers. My blue Orp hen has the same downward back end. I think they're all hens.