4 chicks 7-10 weeks old what sex?

[destinidawn]

Buff Chochin 9-10 weeks

Danish Brown Leghorn 8-9 weeks

Silver Laced Wyandotte 8-9 weeks

Buff Orpington 7-8 weeks

My gut says all girls.. I have 8 chickens but the other are sex linked.. gold and black So hopefully they are girls but I worry less about the sex links Thanks for any input.. I am new to chickens.

 

[kcaywood]

I agree with your gut - all girls! You're lucky - send me some of that pullet luck!

 

[destinidawn]

yay
they are so much fun

 

[hdowden]

all pullets

 

[PeakyBeaky]

Agree, all girls!

 

[DelawareChickin]

I think I read somewhere that the hen determines the sex of thee chicken so keep their mother if you have her! the reason being the chromozones are zy for a female chicken and yy for a female mammal (human) so when you do the punnet square the female chicken determines it so maybe you'll get a lot if pullets from her or i have no clue what im talking about lol but her genes anyway must be good for producing pullets

 

[destinidawn]

Yay thanks for all the input.. I bought 6 at our feed supply. But 2 died They were all supposed to be pullets so I am glad they are. When they were coop ready I bought 4 more close in age from a breeder locally and introduced them in equal numbers. The new chickens went to the coop before the 4 I had in hopes that my 4 I had would take more to the new enviorment and new chickens who did not have a pecking order yet without much squabble. It worked well only one was temporarily picked on but I gave her places to hide because she was the smallest. Now they are all doing well. They love treats and catching bugs.. I am so excited for their first egg in 10 weeks or so.

 

[destinidawn]

These are the girls at 11-12 weeks.. I thought I should post these because they grow so fast. My silverlaced is getting some waddles and turning a little red in the comb and waddle at times but its seems to not stay. Is it normal for the color to change day to day?