CaroCarrots
In the Brooder
- Jul 17, 2023
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I’ve learned so much about sexing on this forum and am wondering if anyone would be willing to weigh in with their gender guesses! Since these are breed crosses (two with Silkie) I know they’re going to be difficult. All four were hatched in the coop under a pair of silkies and are being raised well by them. THANK YOU in advance for any guesses!
Ok, so— the chicks are about 5 weeks old, born about a day apart lettered (and named) in hatch order. (So A is 5 weeks old and D closer to four) A & B are black sexlink rooster x silver ameracauna; C & D are same roo with a white silkie mom and a grey silkie mom.
I put my guesses at the bottom, which are mostly based on feather growth and demeanor. I also looked at their wing shape at ~1 week and the ones I think may be Roos had only a partial second layer of wing feathers while maybe-pullets had two full rows. Not sure if that’s a valid method for these crosses though.
Adi face and tail
Badriah face and tail
Chibi
how cute is C? Chibi is a Japanese word meaning a cute small animal or person
Darcy
My guesses are A: cockerel, B: pullet, C: cockerel, D: pullet
What do you think? Thank you for your guesses!
Ok, so— the chicks are about 5 weeks old, born about a day apart lettered (and named) in hatch order. (So A is 5 weeks old and D closer to four) A & B are black sexlink rooster x silver ameracauna; C & D are same roo with a white silkie mom and a grey silkie mom.
I put my guesses at the bottom, which are mostly based on feather growth and demeanor. I also looked at their wing shape at ~1 week and the ones I think may be Roos had only a partial second layer of wing feathers while maybe-pullets had two full rows. Not sure if that’s a valid method for these crosses though.
Adi face and tail
Badriah face and tail
how cute is C? Chibi is a Japanese word meaning a cute small animal or person
My guesses are A: cockerel, B: pullet, C: cockerel, D: pullet
What do you think? Thank you for your guesses!
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