How many pullets? Final count is in !

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 7:58 pm

There are 17 chicks in total... 4 of them are older and 2 of those are pullets. The dark one is almost certainly a cockerel
This isn't a trick question just killing time while I wait another week when all will become clear.
So wild guesses are invited....

Poultryprincess · Post by **Poultryprincess** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:21 pm

I was going to "guess" but I can't enlarge the pic to get a better look.
So I'm going to say that it looks like there are 50 % pullets - hee hee hee
good looking birds Ontario Chick

muffin · Post by **muffin** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:29 pm

I see 3 definite cockerals...

Post by **WLLady** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 10:34 pm

For sure 5 pullets that i can see clearly

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Fri Aug 12, 2016 11:24 pm

I would be happy with 6 and ecstatic with anything more, since at one point it looked like 2!!!
It has been impossible to take a picture of them all showing their comb, and trying to count them while they run around has brought very varied results. The peeking wattles on couple of them could still go either way.
Something interesting cropped up, as I have been staring in turn at either chicks or pictures of chicks (at least those don't move around) and back at chicks again. In the group of 3 on the right, the middle one appears to be "creamy white" there is at least 2 of them like that and they are both Blue Columbian.
At first I thought it's just a light reflection, but they are definitely pale cream rather then white.
Any insight?

windwalkingwolf · Post by **windwalkingwolf** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 1:44 am

I can't really enlarge the pics either, and when I try, they just get fuzzy. But, just going on what I CAN see, looks like a lot of pullets. Actually, looks like more pullets than cockerels. In the last picture, I see three for sure boys, and most of the rest all make me think 'girl' :) Here's hoping!!! The one with really dark hackles is almost certainly male. He never sits down, always looking to see what the ladies are doing LOL

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 9:17 am

It would appear this isn't about how many pullets, but how optimistic the person, and Jan you again come out as an optimist :)
The obvious cockerels are the older ones, the mostly pullets are just the younger cockerels!
Even on an enlarged picture I can only "read"
first row,from the left older cockerel, younger cockerel, older pullet. pullet? cockerel, pullet
second row from right, two cockerels, extreme left pullet?
third row the two facing one pullet one cockerel, on the right, cockerel
Now I feel like I am at the Optometrist

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 9:50 am

WLLady wrote:QR_BBPOST For sure 5 pullets that i can see clearly

I also see five, with the benefit of large screen picture, you obviously do not need new glasses. :)

Post by **WLLady** » Sat Aug 13, 2016 10:04 am

I have zoom on my cellphone

Poultryprincess · Post by **Poultryprincess** » Sun Aug 14, 2016 4:20 pm

See 5 fer sure (*o*)