Age guesses and sexing

[tsperry88]

I have heard others on this site "hardening" them like you are doing and kicking them outside at those temps and around that age. I played it safe with my batches of chicks.

 

[NatJ]

maybe I should leave them for now and reassess this time next week.

That sounds like a good plan.

 

[cstarkers]

Can you get closer pictures of their combs and rump feathers?

Hopefully this is better for combs. Rumps are even trickier. Some are curious and some are flighty, but none of them want to stand there in a line with their butts pointed at me

 

[mviera101]

Gosh, they are super cute. I'm not an expert ,but based on comb size they all look like pullets, except the one in the forefront in last picture. He has the largest comb. I'd leave them in the kitchen for a bit more, some appear to be downy and not fully feathered, might be too cold.

 

[Mylied]

With barred birds like those you can tell by the stripes. Males get double barring and look light. Females have single barring and look dark. I'd leave them inside until fully feathered with your temps.

 

[cstarkers]

Just wanted to say thanks for the help to everyone, they have been outside for a while and they are happy and healthy. Crazy to think how much of a difference a month has made - today it got to 35c (95f) and I was putting ice in their water!