7 week old BYM gender check

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

Abner is a 7-week old presumed cockerel. His dad is a Bielefelder and mom is a Wyandotte/Black Copper Marans.

I had gotten good at determining gender of my Wyandotte mixes within the first few days due to their comb appearance. Cockerels combs are wide and yellow- distinct. Pullets combs are narrow, dark, less distinct. Shortly after hatch, I determined that Abner was a cockerel.

But I was wrong about Abner’s half sister, Stanley (now Shtaron… any MIB fans?) so maybe I’m over confident about Abner. He does have some other cockerel characteristics- his legs are wide and he’s larger than the similarly aged buff Orpington pullets I have. his personality is “terrified of the world” but his broody momma raised him that way- so I don’t know if that’s really a clue or not.

These pics are 7 weeks:

6 weeks:

20 days:

 

[DobieLover]

Pullet

 

[Pigeony]

Pullet

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

Awesome!

I love being wrong!

I guess when your comb looks like this, your daughters should also be expected to be comby.

 

[FarmerGirl101]

Awesome!

I love being wrong!

I guess when your comb looks like this, your daughters should also be expected to be comby.

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You take some impressive photos!

 

[WhatsUpDuck]

And she has what appears to be big feet
Pretty pullet though and mama!


LORD JESUS IS KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

You take some impressive photos!

Thank you, but I have to give some credit to iPhone magic

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

And she has what appears to be big feet
Pretty pullet though and mama!


LORD JESUS IS KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS!

Thank you! And yes, those big legs were one of the things that threw me off. Her half sister (same mama) has big legs, too. But no one else in the family line has big legs.

Here is Shtaron (formerly known as Stanley) in the foreground of this pic with the thick blue legs “grooming” my rooster. The 2 pullets in the background are the same age and have much slimmer legs.

Here is Shtaron again in the foreground next to a same age pullet, but who is much larger & heavier, but still has slimmer legs than Shtaron.