Is It Too Early to Guess Gender at Almost Four Weeks?

[Fuzzymilo]

I have eight chicks - two Ameraucanas (which I'm assuming are EEs), two RIR, and four Australorps.

Both RIRs and two of the lorps have small combs coming in. I have no experience at determining gender. Help!

 

[Serenity06]

It's definitely too early to tell, but I can give you my best guesses.
EE - pullets
RIR - pullet and cockerel
Australorp - pullet and cockerel
Thats the best I can do, and I'm probably wrong. I'm just basing that off of comb size. You can always try again in a couple of weeks.

 

[Fuzzymilo]

Thanks. I figured as much.

 

[BantamLover21]

They're still too young to sex.

 

[drumstick diva]

too young a lot can change in the next 2-4 weeks

 

[Fuzzymilo]

I thought I'd post updated photos now that the chicks are nine weeks. I have suspicions about a couple of them but I really have no clue about determining if I have cockerels.

On another note, what's the difference between the terms cockerel and rooster?

This first chicken is Marcel:

Bottom RIR in the first photo

 

[Fuzzymilo]

This is Egglantine:

 

[Fuzzymilo]

Meerkat the EE:

 

[Fuzzymilo]

Betty the EE:

 

[Fuzzymilo]

Forgive me for all the photos of my Australorps. They're so gosh darn hard to tell apart. Two have larger, pinkish combs, one has a smaller comb, and one has yellow feet, so I'm thinking it's actually a Jersey Giant. Eek!