Barred rock and welsummer

[ChickenKiera]

At what age can you tell if a barred rock chick and a welsummer chick is a boy or girl?

 

[Gray Farms]

4 to 5 weeks. Welsummers are easily sexable by pattern. So are Barred Rocks to an extent, males have two bearing genes so they are lighter patterned that females.

 

[chrissynemetz]

If you can post some pictures of them, someone on here might be able to help sex them for you.

 

[ChickenKiera]

I’m thinking could the welsummer (pippin) be a legbar????

 

[imnukensc]

They're both cockerels

 

[Aunt Angus]

You can usually tell as day olds, with a few exceptions. Female BPR chicks have defined spots on their heads. Males usually have large spots that aren't clearly defined. Males' barring is much lighter, too.

Wellies are also pretty easily discerned as day olds, too. The "v" on their heads is very dark and defined on females, and their "eyeliner" is also very dark. Males are lighter in color and lack the contrast of the females'. Males have black chest feathering as they feather out. Girls have salmon-colored chests.

How old are your two? I can't see them very clearly on my tiny phone screen, but those wattles look pretty well developed. They both look like fellas to me.

 

[ChickenKiera]

You can usually tell as day olds, with a few exceptions. Female BPR chicks have defined spots on their heads. Males usually have large spots that aren't clearly defined. Males' barring is much lighter, too.

Wellies are also pretty easily discerned as day olds, too. The "v" on their heads is very dark and defined on females, and their "eyeliner" is also very dark. Males are lighter in color and lack the contrast of the females'. Males have black chest feathering as they feather out. Girls have salmon-colored chests.

How old are your two? I can't see them very clearly on my tiny phone screen, but those wattles look pretty well developed. They both look like fellas to me.

They are about 6-7 weeks old

 

[Diana_burns04]

At what age can you tell if a barred rock chick and a welsummer chick is a boy or girl?

Barred rocks, like 5 or 6 months old!!

 

[featheredplanets]

They're both cockerels

Agreed! Both cockerels at 6 weeks old.

 

[Gray Farms]

Both are cockerels