Barnvelder and buff orpington babies. Male or female?

[Shaynalee]

Hi! New to sexing babies and wondering if there’s any way to tell super early on? We got our babies at Tractor Supply and the girl did not know how to sex, so we just picked 4 and are hoping for the best. We live in town and can’t have roosters, but luckily, my mom has a ranch with a great chicken area and she will be able to take any roosters we may end up with and give them a great place to hang out. Any advice on how to tell or what to look for at the store if we do end up having to start over and pick new babies? Thanks!

 

[Freeloading slacker]

Most breeds you can't tell for a couple of weeks. what breeds do you have?

 

[BlueBaby]

How old are the chick's that you got now?

 

[Shaynalee]

Supposedly, we have two buff orpingtons and two barnevelders. But my “barnevelders” are a pale yellow all over and all the photos I’ve seen of them have much more color so who knows, lol. I don’t know how old they are when they get to tractor supply, but I’m guessing they’re close to a week old now? My “barnevelders” have some wing feathers and are just starting to get some tail feathers

 

[chickenE]

Do you know the age of the chicks? Could you post pictures?

 

[Shaynalee]

Don’t know exact age. We got them Saturday when I’m assuming they were a couple days old. Here’s one of the barnevelders and one of the orpingtons

 

[keesmom]

Well, for one thing feed store employees don't know how to sex chicks, only hatcheries do. Also many feed store employees aren't familiar with breeds. The yellow one isn't a barnevelder.

 

[Shaynalee]

Ya, we’re assuming it’s a Delaware and the pens were mislabeled

 

[keesmom]

Did they get delawares in the same shipment? Are the yellow ones larger than the buff?