Australorps - 2 months - what gender?

[farmer boy]

if you want to see some astrloups look at my profile avatar pic you can't see them well but pretty good besides my silkie in the way i will get more when i can of them older

 

[downsm75]

I don't know... I could cull em, but I LIKE them lol. I'll probably re home them and order some pullets next spring

 

[downsm75]

Seems I have WAY better luck with ducks. I have 4 females and 2 drakes.

 

[cate0404]

I am pretty lucky I have 12 baby chicks but the breeder will take back any and all roosters plus 2 older girls, 3 teenager pullets and now these 2 I also have 3 ducks and 1 drake. I am in suburbia so am not allowed roosters but if I had land I would have some, they are pretty and I love their sound.

 

[cate0404]

Well seeing as you guys were so helpful I thought I would throw this out there -

Twelve chicks 3 weeks old all cross breeds unknown sex. Anyone up for a guessing game? Guess the breed and gender =

Chick 1









Chick 2






Chick 3






Chick 4






Chick 5






Chick 6






Chick 7






Chick 8





Chick 9





Chick 10





Chick 11





Chick 12





Obviously these guys are only young so its just a bit of fun, I have my guesses and it will be interesting to see if I am (maybe) right with some of them

 

[downsm75]

This is the part that I I OBVIOUSLY am NOT good at lol

 

[aoxa]

5, 8 & 10 all look like roos for that age. The rest are more girly, but at 3 weeks, that could easily change. Some look like production reds to me, some look like mixes.

 

[farmer boy]

do you not know how to sex them when they just hatch or did you buy them this age ???

 

[cate0404]

I hatched the eggs but they were the first chickens I have had from babies. I have no idea how to sex them, but I am lucky that I did the hatching through a program so the lady who I did the program through will take back any I don't want. My guesses for roos are 12, 8 and 5.

 

[farmer boy]

you can sex baby chicks by the feathers on their wings .. they still need the fuzz on them .. on their wings if its both long then its a roo and if short short and long then it a hen