HollyJB
In the Brooder
- Apr 17, 2020
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Hi everyone - long time chicken keeper, first time chick mama!
Wondering if anyone can take a guess at the gender of these three chicks. Up until a few days ago I was convinced the black pekin was a pullet and the white pekin was a roo - black pekin was by far the most timid and had a more pullet posture, while white pekin was the bully, had a more upright posture and I have even caught him/her doing this odd thing where he/she extends her neck upwards with her beak wide open as if doing a silent crow.
Alll of a sudden black pekin has sprouted this headgear while white pekin still has none. Everything about white still makes me think late developing rooster though, so would love to hear the opinions of some more experienced chicken people
I have nothing to compare the serama to (it's my first) and surprisingly few serama chick photos on the web, so not sure if this amount of headgear at four weeks is pullet or roo looking. It does awfully love to chirp away all day, and you can see in my photos it has a smidge of red at the top back of it's beak which I'm not sure is another indicator of a roo?
Got a sneaking suspicion I've got three cockerels - let me know your thoughts and thanks for your help
Wondering if anyone can take a guess at the gender of these three chicks. Up until a few days ago I was convinced the black pekin was a pullet and the white pekin was a roo - black pekin was by far the most timid and had a more pullet posture, while white pekin was the bully, had a more upright posture and I have even caught him/her doing this odd thing where he/she extends her neck upwards with her beak wide open as if doing a silent crow.
Alll of a sudden black pekin has sprouted this headgear while white pekin still has none. Everything about white still makes me think late developing rooster though, so would love to hear the opinions of some more experienced chicken people

I have nothing to compare the serama to (it's my first) and surprisingly few serama chick photos on the web, so not sure if this amount of headgear at four weeks is pullet or roo looking. It does awfully love to chirp away all day, and you can see in my photos it has a smidge of red at the top back of it's beak which I'm not sure is another indicator of a roo?
Got a sneaking suspicion I've got three cockerels - let me know your thoughts and thanks for your help
