Ok. I think I finally know what I have and my EEs are almost ten weeks-old! I think the easiest way for me to be sure was their tail feathers. Between 6-9 weeks the pointedness was very obvious in the males. Its very clear in the pic below in the lighter feathered chicks. From left to right...
Here is an 8 week update! Chicks 1 and 2 I am still not sure. Chicks 3 4 5 I am certain are roos and you all agreed at 5 weeks. Chick 6 is my only sure pullet and chick 7 that I was so sure was a pullet is a roo! I would love your inputs on chicks 1 and 2. I thought both were roos, but now...
Yes that is a very cool site and it's so amazing the transformation these chickens go through! It's a lot of fun watching them grow. I just thought I'd check and see if anyone noticed any trends in down color and sex at younger ages.
Happy Saturday easter egger experts! I was just curious if there is anything to be said about chick down color. I know about sex-link barring, but what about the variety in coloring of "chipmunk" chicks? For example-
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Are there any trends that any of you have noticed? Are say darker...
Would love opinions on the gender of my easter eggers! They are 5 weeks today. My guesses are chicks 1-4 are male and chicks 6-7 are female, but what do you think??
Chick 1-faster feathering ,white, larger comb, bigger body
Chick 2- Slow feathering, white (head still downy)
Chick 3-...