Am I going to be a hen or roo?

[chickendreams24]

I've been able to sex most of my silkies by 11-12 weeks. Comb photos would help with then though.

I think Joey looks iffy and I've no clue with Abigail and Amelia as I have no experience with their "breed". Both silkies are looking like pullets to me at this point but I would keep an eye on Mc Nugget just to watch for possible streamers coming in.

What about Tractor supply? What have you read? I was thinking about getting chicks from them.

As for tractor supply some peoepp have had bad experiences with them getting mislabeled chicks or getting help from employees with no knowledge of chickens. Also some feed stores in general don't take good care of their chicks.
Some are great it depends on the store and the employees.
Our local tractor supply had been great.

Just go in educated and pay close attention to the chicks and their health and environment. Check for pasty butt and no that even sexed pullets can have a 10-20% chance of getting a cockeral. Make sure you also use common sense.

For example brooder A contains chicks of one color and one chick that's different. Assuming those chicks are all labeled the same in the one brooder the off color one is more than likely a different breed misplaced.

Also do your best to get sexed chicks rather than straight run.

 

[JaimeP]

Just a quick update over a year later. Lol All were pullets except Chicken Little, who turned out to be a very aggressive little bugger.

 

[Kdreamer]

All pullets. I'm on the fence with Abigail. Chicken little is a roo for sure, and the pretty silkies are impossible for me to tell until they lay and egg or crow. I'm sure some people can tell but I'm not an expert. Pretty flock you got there!

 

[Kdreamer]

Just a quick update over a year later. Lol All were pullets except Chicken Little, who turned out to be a very aggressive little bugger.

Just saw this after posting my reply. I'm happy for you!!! You got lucky