2 week old salmon faverolle chicks. Hens or roosters? Need help please

[Skyleen13]

I recently hatched some salmon faverolle eggs. Hens & rooster are supposed to be from quality stock. I’ve read that you can sex this breed reliably at 2 weeks old. I hope that I’m right in my guess that all 3 are hens but I want a second opinion please. Are these hens?

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Too young to tell. And they are not hens or roosters. They are pullets and/or cockerels. A rooster is a male chicken over the age of a year. A hen is a female chicken over the age of a year. A pullet is a female chicken under the age of a year, and a cockerel is a male chicken under the age of a year.

 

[Tonyroo]

Salmon favorelles are a sex link breed, from what I remember dark feathers are the male and light feathers are females. I hope that's correct.

 

[rosemarythyme]

All girls so far, assuming the seller is honest that these are bred to breed standard. Boys by this point should already start showing more black in wings.

 

[Skyleen13]

Too young to tell. And they are not hens or roosters. They are pullets and/or cockerels. A rooster is a male chicken over the age of a year. A hen is a female chicken over the age of a year. A pullet is a female chicken under the age of a year, and a cockerel is a male chicken under the age of a year.

My bad on what their technically called at that age. My stupid spellcheck wouldn’t let me use the name of young roosters. Keeps changing it on me!

 

[Skyleen13]

All girls so far, assuming the seller is honest that these are bred to breed standard. Boys by this point should already start showing more black in wings.

I really hope so! Super sweet little ones. I really want them to be pullets.

 

[Skyleen13]

Salmon favorelles are a sex link breed, from what I remember dark feathers are the male and light feathers are females. I hope that's correct.

That’s what I’ve read as well. All 3 have creams & browns in their wing feathers. Not much black on any of their feathers.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I really hope so! Super sweet little ones. I really want them to be pullets.

You'll get a much more definitive answer in upcoming weeks when any black feathering should show more noticeably. Found these photos online to help show the differences at various ages: http://www.griffmonster.com/miscellaneous/chicks/faverolles.html

 

[Tonyroo]

You'll get a much more definitive answer in upcoming weeks when any black feathering should show more noticeably. Found these photos online to help show the differences at various ages: http://www.griffmonster.com/miscellaneous/chicks/faverolles.html

Aww, Salmon favorelles chicks are soo cute.

 

[Skyleen13]

You'll get a much more definitive answer in upcoming weeks when any black feathering should show more noticeably. Found these photos online to help show the differences at various ages: http://www.griffmonster.com/miscellaneous/chicks/faverolles.html

That’s the same site I found as well! Based on those pics it looks like I’ve got pullets but I’ll wait another week to see if any black feathers come in. Thank you