sexing 6 week old

  1. shelabobby

    What Gender could these be? Part 2 (6 weeks old)

    Hello! I am new to chickens and am in a constant battle of Rooster or Hen with my 6 little babies. They are all 5-6 weeks old in the pictures. We have 2 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Rhode Island Reds that were purchased as Pullets from Tractor Supply. The other 2 were hatched for us and we were told...
  2. N

    Help sexing 5-6 week old barnyard mix chicks!

    I hatched out chicks for the first time on February 4 and others on February 9. I hatched out 2 barnevelder(hen)xlavender orpington(rooster), 2 black non bearded silkie(hen)xlavender orpington(rooster), 2 light brahma(hen)xlavender orpington(rooster), 1 lavender orpington and 1 blue...
  3. Gencab

    Cockerel check 6 weeks old

    Hello, New to the forum and have lurked around several months enjoying the posts offered up. Decided to join and submit some of the chicks from our newest batch for a cockerel check. Up till now we have strictly stuck pullets to ensure we didn't end up with a rooster. We realized we have no...
  4. C

    Is this an early cockadoodledoo?

    Hello there! I'm caring for baby chicks and some of them have started making an interesting noise. Is this an early sign that they're cockerels? The first one started at 5 weeks old after an alarm went off so I thought it was imitating the noise but a couple if days ago it started doing it...
  5. missmaqs

    6 Week Polish Chicks - Hennifer Confusion

    Hey! I have 3 Polish chicks that I am questioning. Hennifer is the buff/yellow one (first 2 images). She has a very round bouffant so I thought she was a girl, but she's growing some red bits on her face that are making me question everything. My last two are silver laced polish, I thought they...
  6. T

    Sexing 6 week old bantam Easter eggers

    I got 6 bantam Easter eggers six weeks ago, straight run. They hatched on Wednesday and arrived early Friday morning, which is when I attempted to feather sex them. They all looked the same, two layers of feathers on the edge of the wings. Now, some are developing a comb earlier than others, and...
  7. LEver1011

    Easter egger sexing

    Got 4 chickens this year to raise and up until recently I would’ve sworn I had all girls. Any chance my one girl is just growing faster than the others??
  8. Hannahdoesntexist

    6 week old light sussex (plus 2 polish chicks) gender?

    Haven’t had the best luck this past week. We lost 2 of our babies to coccidiosis and thought we were going to lose another from what we thought could have been a respiratory infection but turned out to just be choking or possible impacted crop (may never know which). Went to bed expecting to...
  9. O

    Sexing 6 Week Old RIR and Blacktail Chicks

    Could anyone help me out with sexing these chicks? Lighter one I think is a blacktail and darker one is RIR. I won't put what I think their genders are so I don't influence anyone😬! Any suggestions appreciated!
  10. Piccapii

    Welsh Harlequin Sexing - Are they male or female?

    Hi everyone, I wanted to post in this forum because it's become my bible as during isolation from COVID-19 I decided to hatch my own Welsh Harlequin eggs, and previously knew nothing about raising or hatching ducks. (I was always planning on getting ducks, isolation just seemed like the perfect...
  11. mandymcg05

    Barnyard Mixes & EEs - Can you help ID? 5+ Weeks old!

    Hey ya'll!! Got these 6 babies from a farm about 5 weeks ago. We have had an adventure! HA! Can you help sex/breed them? Also confirm the comb types that aren't single?? (I'm a doofus with combs :idunno ). I know most are EEs, but there are a couple questionable babies!! THANK YOU!!!! Starting...
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