Can spangled OEGB chicks be sexed as day olds like BBR?

[bantamsrmyfav]

I am ordering fawn silver OEGB chicks because the fawns and silver duckwings in the order will have darker eyeliner for female chicks. The khakis I will rehome along with the cockerel chicks. I was thinking of ordering Black breasted red because chicks can also be sexed by eyeliner. I am a bit more interested in spangled but am wondering if they can also be sexed by eyeliner? The pictures and video I see of spangled chicks look like BBR but in Ideal Poultry's picture they all look the same, I don't know if they are all pullets or if male and female look identical.

 

[NatJ]

The Spangled OEGB chicks I bought some years ago looked like normal BBR chicks to me. I've never learned how to sex them by appearance, so I can't say for sure whether that would work or not. Mine were from Welp Hatchery, not Ideal. I don't know if that makes any difference either.

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

I have 12 fawn silver chicks that I posted pictures of here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...gatineau-quebec-canada.1577107/#post-26798210.

If they also follow the eyeliner rule and also include the khaki chicks then it looks like half are cockerels and half pullets. Hopefully there are more pullets since I’d like to keep at least one.

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

Happy Mother's Day! I took new pictures of the 12 fawn silver chicks (3 of which are khaki) today.

Chick 1, the runt. 45 grams and the only one that doesn't fit the 8 mm leg bands (size 5). I got the leg bands delivered from Amazon I believe Monday and each day less and less chicks were taking them off until today they all had them on.

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Chick 2 Aerial band number 039 was calm, weighed 73 grams today

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Chick 3 Aerial, band number 024, weight 79 grams

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Chick 4 Aerial - band # 030 - weight 76 grams

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Chick 5 Aerial - Band # 007 - Weight 80 grams - not too loud

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Chick 6 Aerial - band number 004 - 99 grams

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Chick 7 Aerial - Band # 17 - Weight 77 grams - a little loud

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Chick 8 Aerial - Band # 009 - 85 grams - calm

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Chick 8 Left

Chick 9 Aerial - Band # 019 - 83 grams - calm

 

[NagemTX]

Pretty babies!

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

Chick 9 Right

Chick 10 Aerial - Band # 010 (band and chick both picked at random but still ended up being 010) - Weight 72 grams

Chick 10 Right

Chick 10 Left

Chick 11 Aerial - Band # 003 - 65 grams - loud

Chick 11 mostly left

Chick 12 Aerial - Band # 068 - 72 grams - Quiet

Chick 12 Right

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

Thank you!

 

[bantamsrmyfav]

Pictures taken today, at a month old they are too active for me to attempt the three poses. I just took whatever picture I could before they fled or ran off.

Chick 1 - No band- 76 grams - 2.7 ounces - loud but she was the last chick in the brooder while the others were transferred to another brooder.

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Chick 2 - Band # 039 - 124 grams - 4.25 ounces - quiet, active pullet

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Chick 3 - Band #024 - 140 grams - 4.95 ounces- quiet, active cockerel

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Chick 4 - Band # 030 - 130 grams - 4.7 ounces - quiet, active, unknown gender

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Chick 5- Band # 007- 130 grams - 4.6 ounces - quiet and calm pullet

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Chick 6 - Band # 004 - 157 grams - 5.55 ounces - quiet, unknown gender

Chick 7 - Band #017- 130 grams - 4.7 ounces - medium (not loud/not quiet), active pullet

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Chick 8 - Band # 009 - 133 grams - 4.7 ounces - sadly this is the only picture that I have and I don't remember if I thought he or she. I'll try better next time.

Chick 9 - Band # 019 - 125 grams - 4.75 ounces - quiet pullet

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Chick 10 - Band # 010 - 127 grams - 4.5 ounces - quiet cockerel

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Chick 11 - Band # 003 - 117 grams (3.75 ounces) - loud but could be because she was the first chick I took a picture of out of the group (although she was loud as time as well)

Chick 12 - Band #68 - 119 grams - 4.15 ounces - quiet and calm pullet- so calm that I was able to take 4 photos of her- I'd like to keep either her or chick 1

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[bantamsrmyfav]

oh my...just realized I confused 017 with 007 and didn't take any pictures of 017...will include next time

 

[NatJ]

Pictures taken today, at a month old they are too active for me to attempt the three poses. I just took whatever picture I could before they fled or ran off.

Chick 1 - No band- 76 grams - 2.7 ounces - loud but she was the last chick in the brooder while the others were transferred to another brooder.

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Chick 2 - Band # 039 - 124 grams - 4.25 ounces - quiet, active pullet

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Chick 3 - Band #024 - 140 grams - 4.95 ounces- quiet, active cockerel

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Chick 4 - Band # 030 - 130 grams - 4.7 ounces - quiet, active, unknown gender

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Chick 5- Band # 007- 130 grams - 4.6 ounces - quiet and calm pullet

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Chick 6 - Band # 004 - 157 grams - 5.55 ounces - quiet, unknown gender
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Chick 7 - Band #017- 130 grams - 4.7 ounces - medium (not loud/not quiet), active pullet

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Chick 8 - Band # 009 - 133 grams - 4.7 ounces - sadly this is the only picture that I have and I don't remember if I thought he or she. I'll try better next time.

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Chick 9 - Band # 019 - 125 grams - 4.75 ounces - quiet pullet

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Chick 10 - Band # 010 - 127 grams - 4.5 ounces - quiet cockerel

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Chick 11 - Band # 003 - 117 grams (3.75 ounces) - loud but could be because she was the first chick I took a picture of out of the group (although she was loud as time as well)

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Chick 12 - Band #68 - 119 grams - 4.15 ounces - quiet and calm pullet- so calm that I was able to take 4 photos of her- I'd like to keep either her or chick 1

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I am very impressed with the comb & wattle growth of chick 10, in the last 8 days (since the previous update.) That is a beautiful example of how fast they can change!

I really like how well you are documenting the growth and development of these chicks