garfieldGeorgia
In the Brooder
- Jan 12, 2023
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Just to help yall, I found out recently by watching multiple batches, how easy it really is to sex Rhode Island reds. Not at 1 day old, but by about 2 weeks, and just fully confirmed by 4 weeks.
See here. Both 2 and a half weeks old. In both pictures, one is almost fully feathered, and the other hardly has any feathers besides the wings.
The mostly feathered one is a hen, lightly feathered is a rooster. The comb size is bigger on the lightly feathered as well, which you cant see here but if you know you know. That pattern continues through their growth time.
Didn't think it would be that simple for such a mainstream breed, did ya now?
It's not that simple for all breeds. For buff orpingtons and black australorps, the comb size gives it away by 6 weeks. Barred rocks just have hens darker, roosters lighter. But it works!
See here. Both 2 and a half weeks old. In both pictures, one is almost fully feathered, and the other hardly has any feathers besides the wings.
The mostly feathered one is a hen, lightly feathered is a rooster. The comb size is bigger on the lightly feathered as well, which you cant see here but if you know you know. That pattern continues through their growth time.
Didn't think it would be that simple for such a mainstream breed, did ya now?
It's not that simple for all breeds. For buff orpingtons and black australorps, the comb size gives it away by 6 weeks. Barred rocks just have hens darker, roosters lighter. But it works!
