11 wk old Speckled Sussex - guess the gender

[Jewelwing]

I have two Speckled Sussex, both 11 weeks old, with very different tail growth. I'm still hoping they're both girls! I'm thinking I probably won't know until they either lay eggs or crow, but I'm curious what the guesses are at this stage.

Here is the first, with just a tiny little tail:








And here is the second, with a longer tail:

 

[hens4thehudds]

My guess would be # 1 pullet
# 2 pullet

 

[Veer67]

I think that they are all pullets, the first pullet is just a bit rumpless but her tail feathers should grow back.

 

[chooks4life]

1st I reckon is a pullet but while the second looks very pullet-ish, the slightly plainer feathers seem more of a young male type. The neck, up higher, has a bunch of quite pointy feathers starting to emerge which may be male. Not sure.

Best wishes.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

I would guess the opposite...1st roo, 2nd pullet if you go by the body type and coloring for SS males and females. However, the comb doesn't look very developed on #1 so it could be a hen, but it does have very thick legs which would indicate a male too.

There is a good sexing Speckled Sussex thread here with lots of photos that helped me when I was trying to guess.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ckled-sussex-gender-update-7-week-old-pics/20

Lady of McCamley

 

[Jewelwing]

I would guess the opposite...1st roo, 2nd pullet if you go by the body type and coloring for SS males and females. However, the comb doesn't look very developed on #1 so it could be a hen, but it does have very thick legs which would indicate a male too.

There is a good sexing Speckled Sussex thread here with lots of photos that helped me when I was trying to guess.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ckled-sussex-gender-update-7-week-old-pics/20

Lady of McCamley

Cool. Thanks for the link. I think what I take from that thread is you can't really tell until they either lay an egg or start crowing!

 

[Aaisha]

i am not sure but both look like pullets to me.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Both birds look like pullets to me. The combs are pretty small, and I don't see any pointy feathers yet. However, keep an eye on #2, as it has a slightly larger comb and the coloration looks a little more roosterish to me.

 

[Jewelwing]

Thought I'd give an update. No one's started laying or crowing, but they are 16 weeks old now. I think they're both pullets.

Here's the first one (well, actually both of them, but the one in front in focus is the first one I posted above):



And here's the second one:

 

[Veer67]

I agree they all look like pullets at this age, most cockerels should have bigger and redder combs by now.