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Production red/red sexlink (dominant white, rules out rhode island or new hampshire red) definitely pullet

Howdy neighbor! Those babies are so cute 😍! What kind? They almost look like texel.

Congratulations! Waiting is so hard, we ordered chicks in December for a 4/29 hatch date and boy was I counting the days. What kind of chickens are you getting? Feel free to ask any questions that come to mind.

Pullet, she just darker because she doesn't have the cream dilution.

Definitely male, you can see the pointy saddle feathers coming in at the base of the tail

Looks like a pullet to me. Cockerels with a single comb will usually (though not always) have a much bigger and redder comb than that at 7 weeks.

All pullets. They all have female specific coloring. Some girls just have curved tail feathers.

Maybe try a light in the coop? Chickens have terrible night vision, so a light in the coop at dusk may make it more appealing than the dark run outside. If you don't mind going out there it can be something as simple as an electric camping lantern.

Thanks for making this post! When we were ordering chicks this past winter I had considered lakeside eggers, but we're limited to 6 hens and went with different breeds/hybrids. I'll be watching this thread to see how these lovely ladies mature.

That egg quit a while ago. If there were a viable chick in there it would be dark all the way through, you wouldn't be able to see light through it at all except at the air cell. Here is a picture of an egg on day 18 from a BYC article about hatching eggs

My vote is the black one is a cockerel, blue one pullet.

Pullet. I LOVE her name!

Maybe orpington mixed with red sexlink?

Those are pullets. A male's wattles would be much bigger at that age.

It could be an old injury that's healed, or it could be a genetic hiccup. It looks like she's missing the last part of her toe. It's not open or infected, so there's nothing to worry about.

Both pullets! At 18 weeks cockerels will have pointy saddle feathers and more prominent hackle feathers.

I use a flattened cardboard box when I'm sitting with my chicks in the coop. Then when I'm done I pick it up and take it out so it doesn't get poopy. I also usually leave my dogs in the house when I go visit the chicks because I want to spend time with them rather than focus on the dogs (I plan...

Males would have black breast feathers, the difference would be pretty obvious picture of a brown leghorn rooster from cackle hatchery website. At 4 months a cockerel's hackle, saddle, and sickle feathers wouldn't be as long but the color pattern would be the same

Have you tried handfeeding? When my chicks were still in the brooder I would sit next to the brooder and hang my hand in with a handful of chick starter. Doing that will help them associate hands with good things. It can take a little while for them to be brave enough to approach the first...

How old?