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I was pretty sure my 8-week old splash Cochin was a boy because he's had little red wattles and a little pink comb since about 3 weeks... but they don't seem to be getting any bigger and after looking at other photos of splash Cochins, I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but might he be a she...

They all look like pullets to me ...but I'm no expert. They look like my australorp pullet at 7 weeks. :)

Oh very sorry to say but I have one the same age with a barely visible pale yellow comb and no wattles at all - I'm assuming she's a pullet which means yours may well be Roos :(

An old thread, but was the first chick a cockerel and the other one a pullet? I have a 4 wk SGD with salmon breast feathers so just wondering. :)

StarMeKritten, As a new SLW chick owner, I would just like to say how much I appreciate all your work on this thread! It's taken me two evenings to read all the posts (starting back in 2010 I believe!) and I have learned so much, mostly from your posts. It is so nice to find such helpful...

Thanks, Nate - that's really helpful! I will post an update when they are older and their combs are coming in.

Also, I'm not sure if the diseases that the beetles carry also applies to the mealworms (anyone know?). I started a mealworm farm in December and my first generation of mealworms is now as big as the ones I started with and many more will follow. The chickens would twirl on their heads for...

Bummer! But it's fun checking out the various sexing methods that have been touted as reliable... and presumably proving them wrong (although in this case I'd be thrilled if by some fluke these chicks defied the odds and turned out to be 12 pullets and 1 roo!)

It's really just for fun - I'm happy to wait four weeks because they are just soooo cute right now, and they change so quickly! I don't expect these methods will work, but it's fun to document things now so we can look back later. I will post more pictures when I see differences in their combs...

Black Langshans Langshan #1: Wing test This one's feathers were hard to make out - there appeared to be short feathers nestled between the long ones, but it was hard to say for sure. This one could go either way based on the wing test. Langshan #1: Wing & tail feather development Hard...

Black Australorps (5 days) Australorp #1: Wing test short-long pattern (pullet pattern) Australorp #1: Wing & tail feather development Good wing feathers and tail feathers emerging (pullet?) Australorp #2: Wing test Short-long pattern (yay!) - possibly another pullet...

Blue Cochins (5 days) Cochin #1: Wing test This little guys feathers were all fluff and the same length so we're thinking roo. Cochin #1: Wing & tail feather development Basically none! He was the only one of the bunch who didn't have little prickly feathers under the fluff on his...

White Crested Black Polish (5 days) Polish #1: Wing test Long short pattern = pullet?! Polish #1: Wing & tail feathers Good wing and tail feathers showing = pullet? Polish #1: Afro poofiness - pullets have a crown of round, puffy feathers on their heads that resembles an afro at...

Silver Grey Dorkings (5 days old) Dorking #1: Wing Test Short-long pattern... pullet? Dorking #1: Wing & tail feather development Wing feathers and little tail feathers sticking out Dorking #1: Head markings Dark pattern like this with clearly defined edges is supposed to...

Buff Orpingtons (3) BO #1: Wing test short-long pattern = pullet?! BO #1: Wing & tail development Wing feathers developed, tail not evident, but to touch - prickly feathers coming in = pullet? BO #2: Wing Test Short-long pattern = another pullet?! BO #2: Wing & tail...

We have a group of thirteen 5-day old chicks of the following breeds: 3 buff orpingtons and 2 blue cochins, white crested black polish, black australorps, silver grey dorkings, and black langshans. After doing some reading and watching youtube videos on how to sex baby chicks, we decided to...

Right from the start is best with humans so it makes sense that it would be with chicks too. :-)

I've had great success using probiotics for various ailments in my backyard chickens and I made a video showing how they helped a badly battered rescue chicken.

Yay!!! This thread has been like waiting for the next episode of Breaking Bad or something! So glad you caught the MF. I too was kind of expecting something even bigger than that. I hope he was a lone ranger. :)

I agree 100%. I could not take the smell. Once she has the baby, she may feel differently, esp if the cat pees on the baby things!