Ayam Cemani- Cockerels? Roos?

[Ejmaggz]

Hi there!

I know Ayam Cemani are hard to sex when young and I know mine are too young to accurately sex...But can I (pretty) safely assume I have 2 cockerels and one pullet, by comparing the growth of their combs?

I have 3x Ayam Cemani chicks that are 5 1/2 weeks old. 2x of the AC chicks have larger combs compared to the 1x AC chick, whose comb looks almost non existent.

Any guesses here?

 

[JedJackson]

The black skin makes them difficult to sex because redness of comb early on is a sign of a cockerel, and that won't show with Cemanis. So you have to judge by comb size and wattle development. I think 2 and 3 are cockerels, but give it a couple more weeks if you want to be absolutely certain.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

The black skin makes them difficult to sex because redness of comb early on is a sign of a cockerel, and that won't show with Cemanis. So you have to judge by comb size and wattle development. I think 2 and 3 are cockerels, but give it a couple more weeks if you want to be absolutely certain.

I agree with you. I had one as well, looked JUST like A pullet, and then all of a sudden, at about 4-5 months, “she” started crowing. Turned out it was a male. So you don’t know for sure until they grow.

 

[MysteryChicken]

2, & 3 are cockerels.

 

[Finnie]

..But can I (pretty) safely assume I have 2 cockerels and one roo, by comparing the growth of their combs?

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Typo? Did you mean 2 cockerels and 1 pullet?

 

[Ejmaggz]

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Typo? Did you mean 2 cockerels and 1 pullet?

Yes! Thank you! I fixed my typo