Plymouth Rock Sexing

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AusJaye

AusJaye

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Jan 21, 2017
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Swan Valley, Western Australia
After researching what I wanted and getting some new breeds, I know a couple of my little 4 day olds will take ages to determine the sex, but wondering if anyone could help with this one? Unfortunately I can't keep roosters in my council area, so I'm trying not to get too attached before I know for sure that they're pullets!
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I'm kind of getting a cockerel vibe from it. Larger, diffuse head spot, no dark wash on the legs, makes me think male. I hope I'm wrong!

Post again around 4 weeks, when it's feathered. We should be able to tell by then.
 
Didn't you purchase pullets? Vent sexing is far more than the disclaimer of 90%. It covers the odds for small purchases. Say they are only 99 in 100 right then that one wrong in a batch of 10 chicks makes for 10% error. See what I mean? Covers the odds and they are indeed 1% and less in error.

That's a pullet. Skinny legs, dark wash on legs, concentric head dot....pullet.
 
Donrae, am I looking at a different photo? LOL Maybe it's my old eyes but seeing wash on legs and that's a pretty good head spot. Skinny legs at least and to me trumps all and how you'd sex other breeds with good accuracy. Leg size and stance.
 
Egghead_Jr said:
Didn't you purchase pullets? Vent sexing is far more than the disclaimer of 90%. It covers the odds for small purchases. Say they are only 99 in 100 right then that one wrong in a batch of 10 chicks makes for 10% error. See what I mean? Covers the odds and they are indeed 1% and less in error.

That's a pullet. Skinny legs, dark wash on legs, concentric head dot....pullet.
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The poultry place that I got them from doesn't guarantee their sex as the only breeds they do vent are the 3/4 Leghorn and 3/4 Australorp. Apparently they can't vent the purebred? They sell most of their purebred babies before they're 5 weeks old. They do try to give you pullets by identifying as best they can as day olds, but yeah, no guarantee.
 
Looks a little roo-y to me but at the same time, the second picture he looks like double barring/darker like a male, and the other side in the third pic, it looks like single barring/more white on the body like a female... and the comb, while big, doesn't look too prominently red and not that big, so it could go either way... I would just wait and see
 
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Hi, I'm new to this site and was wondering if anyone could confirm this is indeed a Roo? We took a gamble at the poultry supplier and after reading BR Plymouth threads I'm pretty sure I'm right. If it is a Roo we won't be able to keep him
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