How do I know if the flowers are female?

[Kpsupermom]

So I have this cucumber plant that has popped up like 5 or 6 good flowers so far. I know I need to hand pollinate them, and ive read up on how to do it, but I'm having trouble telling if any of them are female to pollinate in the first place or if theyre all male?

 

[alp]

I have to hunt for this

Source : @johnny canoe

Female

Male

https://www.gardening-forums.com/threads/3-gardening-diaries.13361/page-173

 

[Kpsupermom]

So i just read that the plant will produce a lot of make flowers about a week to 10 days before females start. So should I just let these males do their own thing and die off?

 

[alp]

https://bonnieplants.com/2012/07/pollination-problems-give-hand-pollination-a-try/

Here’s a little more in-depth description of how cucurbits flower: The first flowers on a cucurbit are male, and these may remain on the plant for about a day before falling off. Sometimes, this falling scares gardeners, especially those growing squash, because it seems like blooms are dropping and all is lost. But don’t fear, the female flowers come along soon, and they’re the ones that produce fruit. Female flowers show up on the plant usually a week or two after the male flowers start showing. After that, there should be both male and female flowers on the plant at any given time while the plant’s still blooming.

If you want to help them, use hand pollination.

 

[headfullofbees]

So i just read that the plant will produce a lot of make flowers about a week to 10 days before females start. So should I just let these males do their own thing and die off?

Remove them, they are using nutrients, plus that'll encourage the next wave.