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Week 14, one of the pullets (front) and the cockerel:

Now 13 weeks- 4lbs

Updated photo of our 'little boy' at 10 weeks of age-- weighs 2.5lbs. Huge, HUGE feet and legs. So far behavior is fine.

Thank you! Time will tell but so far things are going OK. He did take all Gus's back feathers out (wings cover the damage) so he did get an extremely careful little beak trim and file. The problem stemmed from Gus willingly standing there while Gilligan picked at his back, so between treating...

Just for grins I'll post photo updates in case someone searches and is looking for comparison chicks at various ages to solve their mystery. Gilligan has a much bigger comb, the dark red chest and neck feathers and his wattles are starting to turn red. The girls have the tan/salmon through...

If were were going to get an unexpected roo I'm glad he showed up now, with some older and much larger chickens to tell him what life's about. Of course, that doesn't mean he'll listen... but it's better than only having same age pullets getting victimized by little roo hormones.

Mistakes do happen to be sure-- checked the policies and all mis-sexed chicks get refunded (not the 90% policy), so I'll get that $4.50 back anyways . Our first order was 10/10 pullets so I suppose statistically we were doomed on the 2nd order. Maybe Gilligan will turn out to be a good roo-...

Thanks RavynFallen, This is what I was afraid of the second I took them out of the box ... one of these things is not like the others--- having paid for sexed pullets, of course. Guess I get to mark my calendar for the refund window. Disappointing that they screwed up an autosexing breed!

WEEK 3 This week has started with a slight reddening of the future wattles turning a darker pinkish color on the chick in question. Also, while the other 2 have light tan breast feathers coming in, Ginger/Gilligan has dark reddish feathers- not sure if this is the black patch described by...

Excellent information, thanks Gray Farms! This is our 2nd batch of chicks but our first experience with Welsummers. It's good to know they won't keep us guessing long. Thanks Chicken Girl1, I plan to post pics at regular intervals.

We've got 3 Welsummer chicks, all of which are supposed to be pullets. One of these chicks is not like the other two in terms of color, face mask and coloring. They are still very young, 9 days old today, and I realize likely too young to tell. I plan to update with pictures as they go so I...