sexing

  1. Mofreak

    Sexing Blue Brahmas 9 Weeks old

    Hi all, I am trying to sex my 9 week old blue brahmas! I am fairly sure the grey ones are the males as they are much larger but i’ve seen a lot of conflicting information online…. going both ways which doesn’t help. Photos attached
  2. T

    Grow with us! Week by Week Progression of Straight Run Chicks.

    Howdy! I purchased 5 straight run chicks from Alchemist Farms. I thought it would be fun to do a week by week progression of these chicks, while guessing Roos/Hens. I'll be starting this progression at Week 2 and posting an update once a week. Type your guesses! I honestly have no idea but am...
    • TBaloney
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    • chicks hens maran chickens maran chicks moss egger olive egger olive egger chicks roos sage eggers sexing
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  3. A

    White geese sexting - opinions wanted

    These are my 1 1/2 week old Sebastopol goslings. I want help sexing!
    • Anessak47
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    • gosling sebstopol geese sexing sexing 1 week
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Geese
  4. MamaHenSA

    Anyone know the sex of my silkies? Both 11weeks. Please note my blue one (1st pic)has a vaulted skull. Feather growth is only coming through now

  5. MamaHenSA

    Any guesses on the sex of my Silver Laced Wyandotte? Age 11 weeks

  6. M

    8 week silkie sexing

    I’m looking to get a silkie hen for my male because im worried he’s going to hurt my Mille fleurs. Can you help me with sexing? Breeder says he’s pretty sure they’re pullets. (He’s a local guy not a hatchery) What are your tried and true methods of sexing silkies??
  7. JaclynSunnyvale

    Can you identify this chick?

    I ordered some baby chicks from a local feed store. One chick is different than the others. I am hoping for some feedback on this forum as to what breed this chick is and if it a pullet or cockerel. It’s supposed to be a blue australorp pullet. Here are some photos at 16 days old. I can take...
  8. crb1487

    There is a study in sexing eggs by shape.

    The study results can be read at the link below. However, just a warning... It gets very technical and may make your eyes roll to the back of your head. In short, the results say, "Yes. You can determine chicken sexes by shape" with some 80ish percent accuracy. Imagine the thousands of...
    • crb1487
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    • casestudy eggsexing femaleeggs maleeggs myths pointedeggs roundeggs sexing truths wivestales
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: Incubating & Hatching Eggs
  9. A

    Can I keep multiple roosters in a small flock?

    I have 5 week-old South African indigenous layer chicks (not quite sure of the exact breed) that I got from a local farm. They weren’t able to sex the chicks when I got them but I just rolled with it without given it the consideration needed. I’m hearing that it may be difficult to keep a small...
  10. ElGoose

    Muscovy ducklings!

    Got 3 Muscovy ducklings recently, does anyone know anything about colouring names and figuring out the sex? I’ve seen people talk about them but not super sure myself. Very healthy and happy so far, surprised to see how quickly they warmed up to me and now they sprint to me and follow me around...
    • ElGoose
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    • ducklings muscovy muscovy babies muscovy colors sexing
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. ParksPoultry

    Silky Sexing

    I know this is everyone’s favorite. I have two Silked EEs. One hen and a rooster. My hen went broody and hatched one of her own eggs and a couple of other hens’ eggs. My Silked EE chick looks exactly like her/his father. Because of the silky feathers and bantam sizing, I cannot tell what she...
  12. R

    What gender are these chickens?

    A friend of a friend is trying to rehome these young chickens with me. I cannot take a rooster. These are the best photos I can get. Can you help tell me their genders?
  13. the phneeb

    Rouen Beak Sexing

    I know some breeds of ducks can be sexed for a short period after birth because males and females get different beak colors. I have some rouens hatching in some time and I was wondering if rouens have that quirk too? It would make my life a lot easier lol
    • the phneeb
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    • hatching rouen sex sexing
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  14. CedarCreekFarmhouse

    The Coffee Tastes Funny

    Hi, I'm Crystal. This is my first post on the Backyard Chickens board, but I've been lurking for about a year. I cannot tell you guys how much you have taught me. We got our first little gals in September and I have raised them with the knowledge and help this forum has provided. I just wanted...
  15. DC_WIngnut

    Opinions on sex of Easter Egger

    It is almost 12 weeks and has been significany larger than all of its flock mates since about week 6 or 7. The rest of them barely have any comb to speak of that are of similar breeding. I’m thinking it’s a roo but curious if anyone else could weigh in from these photos. Thanks!
  16. vampyrdame

    13 week old splash Silkie. Pullet or Cockerel?

    No waddles visible. The “mullet-ness” of the crest has been playing tricks on me because he/she had a lot of picked feathers from other birds in the open run at the breeder that I purchased this baby from. I’ve had him/her on Nutrena NatureWise Feather Fixer feed and the crest, hackles, and...
    • vampyrdame
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    • bearded silkie pullet or cockeral sexing silkie silkie 13 weeks silkie 3 month gender silkie cockerel silkie help silkie pullet splash silkie
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: What Breed Or Gender is This?
  17. Micoylf

    Sexing yearlings

    hiya!! I have 4 darling birds that hatched this year and while i know the blue and piebald are both males, i have no clue on the two whites. Any clue? I don’t think I’d be able to wrangle them to draw blood for that method but i would like to know if possible before they grow tail feathers, i...
    • Micoylf
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    • peacock peafowl peafowl sexing sexing young peafowl gender
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Peafowl
  18. B

    Easter eggers boys??

    15 weeks old, what do you think?
  19. OzarkEgghead

    Too-la-ROO-la-ree?

    I've had chickens for almost a decade now but have always ordered strictly pullets direct from the hatchery & have been lucky enough that the sexers got it right 100% of the time. I ordered Easter Egger pullets for the first time & the hatchery did advise me that their sexing for them is only...
  20. T

    3 week old D’Uccle - what genders?

    Hello - I’m interested in opinions on what genders you think my baby chicks are. They are 3 week old duccles I’m leaning towards chick 1 and 4 Roos and 2 and 3 pullets
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