Any Gender Guesses?

[Akoharski4]

Significant comb and/or wattle growth and redness younger than 8 weeks are almost always cockerels.

Thanks for your input! I’ll be sure to update!

 

[Akoharski4]

Here’s some updates photos. Chicks are currently 10 weeks! We have two definite males (photo 1&2). Two definite females (photo 3&4). And 4 “I don’t knows”.

• 5/6 are the same chick (Mille fleurXpolish bantam)
• 8/9/10 are 3 different and are cream created legbar X light Brahma

 

[homeschoolin momma]

I say you are correct with the first 4. 5 looks like a girl, no significant wattle development. 7-10 look like girl to me. The two brahmas have a larger comb, but I think its very pale and I'm not seeing wattles popping out like a 10 week old should. I'd say you got pretty lucky!

 

[Akoharski4]

I say you are correct with the first 4. 5 looks like a girl, no significant wattle development. 7-10 look like girl to me. The two brahmas have a larger comb, but I think its very pale and I'm not seeing wattles popping out like a 10 week old should. I'd say you got pretty lucky!

That would be amazing! I hope your right! Only thing that makes me really unsure about the Brahma’s is I’ve seen them behaving somewhat “male like”. Engaging in a bit of rough housing. Bumping their chest areas and jumping up in the air. Oddly enough it’s usually when everyone’s out free ranging (they do about 8 hours per day on 1 acre). So it’s not an issue of over crowding.
I’m very new to all of this but I was thinking that females didn’t do that sort of thing... maybe someone could give opinions about that!

 

[Gray Farms]

The chest bumping/play fighting/sparing practice isn't a sex specific trait at all. Its a chicken trait in general. They are establishing dominance and their place in the pecking order. Your two Brahma crosses look like cockerels to me.

 

[Akoharski4]

The chest bumping/play fighting/sparing practice isn't a sex specific trait at all. Its a chicken trait in general. They are establishing dominance and their place in the pecking order. Your two Brahma crosses look like cockerels to me.

Thank you for the behavioral info! Its greatly appreciated! These babies are much more lively than our hens. We actually bought our hens all as “adults” so this is our first experience with the littles!
Do you think all 3 Brahmas are male? The last 3 photos are 3 different chicks

 

[Gray Farms]

Thank you for the behavioral info! Its greatly appreciated! These babies are much more lively than our hens. We actually bought our hens all as “adults” so this is our first experience with the littles!
Do you think all 3 Brahmas are male? The last 3 photos are 3 different chicks

Yep, those 3 are all boys.

 

[Akoharski4]

Yep, those 3 are all boys.

Thanks so much for you continued input! I will post an update over the next several weeks if/when we get some crows!

 

[Gray Farms]

Thanks so much for you continued input! I will post an update over the next several weeks if/when we get some crows!

Sounds good, oh you'll get some crows alright lol.

 

[Akoharski4]

Got our first crow at 15 weeks from one of our three “boys”. I’m pretty sure two of the three are indeed boys. Although the 3rd has me somewhat unsure. He/she has a very different tail than the other two. Also his/her comb/wattles are significantly smaller. Posted some photos for reference... as you can see our 100% boy next to him/her.