At what age can you start sexing you chickens?

[Lenny loves chickens]

Thanks for all answers i will post pics if they are old enough

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

Usually 6 weeks to 9

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Usually 6 weeks to 9

Ok google said 2-4 but I thought I read somewhere on here that it was 3 to 6 so I will wait lol they are only.2 weeks and a day lol

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Ok google said 2-4 but I thought I read somewhere on here that it was 3 to 6 so I will wait lol they are only.2 weeks and a day lol

When I go to post does it help to know what the breed is for gender?

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Or it doesnt matter?

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

When I go to post does it help to know what the breed is for gender?

Yeah. I'm not the best at photo sexing yet but I know people here like to wait until they are 7ish weeks.

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

Yeah. I'm not the best at photo sexing yet but I know people here like to wait until they are 7ish weeks.

Ok thanks I am hoping I got at least 1 roo lol

 

[NatJ]

When I go to post does it help to know what the breed is for gender?

Or it doesnt matter?

If you know the breed, feel free to mention it. There are a few breeds where males and females are different colors.

But it is fine to post photos and ask about gender even if you do not know the breed.

I've seen some cases where the gender was clear, and the breed had everyone puzzled.

 

[Lenny loves chickens]

If you know the breed, feel free to mention it. There are a few breeds where males and females are different colors.

But it is fine to post photos and ask about gender even if you do not know the breed.

I've seen some cases where the gender was clear, and the breed had everyone puzzled.

I belive I know 6 out of 7 breeds lol....barred rock, speckled sussex, australorp,slamon favorelle, a choclate Orphington, and a partridge cochin, and the 7th one I have no idea

 

[NatJ]

I belive I know 6 out of 7 breeds lol....barred rock, speckled sussex, australorp,slamon favorelle, a choclate Orphington, and a partridge cochin, and the 7th one I have no idea

Assuming you are right about the breeds:

The Barred Rock might be sexable now (males have more white than females, at all ages.)

For the Salmon Faverolle, if it grows black breast feathers it is male, if it grows pale breast feathers it is female. There are color differences in other parts of the body too, so someone knowledgeable (not me) might be able to tell already by looking at photos of that one.

The others probably need to wait a few more weeks before they can be reasonably sexed from photos.