Cockerel or Pullets

[CeeCee19]

Hi! We have five 8-week old chickens with an Easter Egger rooster and either an olive egger, cream legbar, silkie, or buff orpington hen. First time chicken mom and unsure how to sex them. I have my guesses but thought I’d ask for some help. Thank you!

#1 - either olive egger or cream legbar
#2 - buff Orpington
#3 - silkie
#4 and #5 - look the same and either olive egger or cream legbar

 

[GodLovesU]

The 1st definitely looks like a rooster

 

[Logar]

can you get a full body picture of the first one? None of those are a silkie or buff orpington though.

I am thinking that number 1 and 2 are both cockerels

 

[CeeCee19]

Pic of the silkie next to its Mom and full body of #1. And last is of the full crew.

#2 came hatched from our buff Orpington’s egg
#3 hatched from our silkies egg

 

[Logar]

Pic of the silkie next to its Mom and full body of #1. And last is of the full crew.

#2 came hatched from our buff Orpington’s egg
#3 hatched from our silkies egg

#2 is still not a buff Orpington. it is a mix.
The same goes for #3. it is a silkie mix

I am still thinking #1 and #2 are cockerels

 

[CeeCee19]

Correct. Thank you. They all have an Easter egger rooster and various hens listed above. I figure it would make it harder to sex them.

 

[Logar]

Correct. Thank you. They all have an Easter egger rooster and various hens listed above. I figure it would make it harder to sex them.

I am sorry, I feel like a complete idiot. I completely misread your first post. I thought you meant you had purchased/hatched those breeds of chickens and were asking about what you thought their sexes were. In that case, I agree with your thoughts

 

[CeeCee19]

I am sorry, I feel like a complete idiot. I completely misread your first post. I thought you meant you had purchased/hatched those breeds of chickens and were asking about what you thought their sexes were. In that case, I agree with your thoughts

No worries!

 

[D13]

The 1st definitely looks like a rooster

Yeah the comb is pretty red

 

[D13]

I usually sex chickens through the "Comb Method". It's not always accurate, and it can be tricky with breeds that have less visible combs, but it none of them are 100% accurate. First looks like a rooster; the comb is quite large. #2 is hard to judge...the comb is small but it's quite red. I'm leaning more toward hen on that one though. #3's stance says rooster to me, but no visible comb. Looks like some sort of lighter breed, and those hens tend to act differently, but I;m clueless for that one. #4 is definitely a hen, just look how small the comb is!

[Please remember that this is not 100% accurate; and also my opinion (For all I know they could all be roosters lol)]