You all are freakin' me out!!! My BR's cannot be roo's!

[michellerene]

Please tell me these aren't roo's! They are about 4 weeks old, I believe. They were a couple of weeks older than all the other birds I got, so have always been larger and more feathered-- I attributed the comb size to their age. Their combs are not red & there are no wattles developing:

"Queenie"

"Sister Sarah"

The two of them together

Tell me it ain't so! I cannot have roosters & these were supposed to be sexed pullets.

 

[AccidentalFarm]

They don't appear to be cockerals- but then, 4 weeks is still kind of early to tell. You'll know for sure in another couple of weeks. In my birds I notice the most comb changing going on starting around the 6th week.

 

[michellerene]

Okay... huh. 'Cause to me Queenie looks almost the same as the one someone posted today trying to id the breed & everyone is saying it's a roo! They must be seeing something I'm not. I'm still learning.

 

[AccidentalFarm]

Do you know what thread it is?

Oh wait, I think I know which one you're talking about ("Not sure what breed they are"). The barred rock or black sex-link in that photo shows much more color in the comb than your picture does. It also looks larger- as in fatter or more 'swollen' looking. The bird in that picture is older than yours by at least a week.

 

[Critter Crazy]

They look like hen to me.

 

[michellerene]

Rock on! Thanks!

 

[SkeeredChicken]

I could pretty much tell what mine were about week 4, I believe. All my pullets looked pretty much like that. And they still do, lol.