26 days old with combs

[Rebechenson75]

I have several chicks that hatched 26 days ago with combs growing in. They are BYM. Is this average for them?

 

[Rebechenson75]

Here's is an example. This is Rocky from another thread. Yes they made a jail break in my living room.

 

[Yardmom]

Chicks of any age have a comb. By 4 weeks some can be quite large. Are you asking this because you are trying to tell gender? In a couple weeks the males combs will become more red than the females.

 

[Rebechenson75]

Chicks of any age have a comb. By 4 weeks some can be quite large. Are you asking this because you are trying to tell gender? In a couple weeks the males combs will become more red than the females.

Yes and no. I'm just trying to get an idea how many I might need homes for. Any others and it wouldn't matter. These ones are from .y first hatch an I've grown attached.

 

[redinator]

Yes and no. I'm just trying to get an idea how many I might need homes for. Any others and it wouldn't matter. These ones are from .y first hatch an I've grown attached.

Easy to do with helpless balls of fluff. I have five that are 4 weeks old that I hatched for the first time. I can't seem to find the heart to put them outside, lol. I keep blaming it on the weather, but really they're just too damn cute.

 

[Rebechenson75]

Easy to do with helpless balls of fluff. I have five that are 4 weeks old that I hatched for the first time. I can't seem to find the heart to put them outside, lol. I keep blaming it on the weather, but really they're just too damn cute.

That parts not a problem for me. I have 5 26 day old chicks and 10 6 week old pullets in a large playpen. Then we just hatched 2 littles today. I'm not sure if the second one will survive.

 

[redinator]

That parts not a problem for me. I have 5 26 day old chicks and 10 6 week old pullets in a large playpen. Then we just hatched 2 littles today. I'm not sure if the second one will survive.

Sorry to hear about the one struggling, hope it works out. I had two not make it after hatching and it was tough. Best wishes.

 

[C Siena]

In the bottom picture, you can see the 2 on the left bottom that have much larger combs than others, well excluding the BR looking one, which is a cockerel (BR hen, solid roo). They are 26 days also in this pic. They have had larger combs since 1 week old. It made me think cockerel. I'll take better pictures of them with different views in another month to ask gender. I posted as the combs are as large as Rocky.

 

[wrathsfarm]

In the bottom picture, you can see the 2 on the left bottom that have much larger combs than others, well excluding the BR looking one, which is a cockerel (BR hen, solid roo). They are 26 days also in this pic. They have had larger combs since 1 week old. It made me think cockerel. I'll take better pictures of them with different views in another month to ask gender. I posted as the combs are as large as Rocky.
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You are correct with those 3.

 

[C Siena]

You are correct with those 3.

Thank you. Typically I wouldn't ask gender at this age. I wanted to show that it is normal for some to have a large comb at a young age. I've thought cockerels, since week 1. There is another the same. There are 15 chicks and I'm hoping for 7+ pullets.