Just thought I'd update y'all on Rudie! He's feathering in well now, we're pretty sure he's gonna end up being a pullet and is developing the same as our other ladies currently! Thank you all for the reassurance, I had never had a chick feather that slow before, out of hundreds over the years...
#1 blue Cochin (might be black) looks like a pullet for now
#2 red Cochin Cockerel
#3 red Cochin maybe pullet
#4 gold laced Cochin, looks like a pullet for now
Silkies are probably still a bit young to accurately sex, although I don't see any egregious comb development
#1 white silkie
#2-4...
1. Small comb, looks like pullet right now
2. Comb is pretty wide & red for the age, leaning cockerel. Lots of white in the pattern, usually means boy.
3. Comb also pretty red for the age, assuming cockerel
4. Color and comb looks like pullet to me
5. Part silkie so this one may need longer...
Definitely seems to be the color of Welsummers, however I'd expect the chicks to be darker hmm... It'll definitely be easier to tell for sure once they're older!
Thank you for the response! I'll pass it off to the family and we'll keep our fingers crossed. Definitely no breeding, no roosters for us unfortunately with the current neighbors we have being not big fans of chickens as it is.
Ah yes we're aware! It's our first time ever having a self blue and we're very excited that she is a little lady! Bummer that the crele turned out to be a cockerel though :(
Most feedstores will breed EE to look a certain way, these guys do not fit that description (ie, no beards). White EE's are also not super common unless backyard bred in my experience. The one circled in red does appear to have a more pronounced comb & wattles and may be a cockerel. As far as to...