mrsdee
Songster
I think a lot of times you can tell chick sexes by two weeks. It you go by a combination of traits and not just look at one thing. I hatched 5 BR and was able to tell 100% which was which by two weeks. Head spots never worked for me. This is what I go by.
Comb and wattle development. Even by two weeks you should be able to tell whose is growing and whose is not. And look for ANY wattle development. Pullets shouldn't have wattles yet at all.
Leg shading. Cockerels tend to have a lot less dark coloring on the front of their legs than the pullets.
Barring. Chicks with thicker white bars than others are usually male. It is easier to tell this when looking at all chicks together in a group to see the comparisons. This goes along the "males are lighter" thread.
Some of your chicks have almost completely black shading on the fronts of their legs with almost solid black wings. I'd bet a lot that those are pullets. I think C and E are cockerels based on leg shading and wing barring which are the only things to go off of at this point.
More pics in a week or two please!
Good luck!
Comb and wattle development. Even by two weeks you should be able to tell whose is growing and whose is not. And look for ANY wattle development. Pullets shouldn't have wattles yet at all.
Leg shading. Cockerels tend to have a lot less dark coloring on the front of their legs than the pullets.
Barring. Chicks with thicker white bars than others are usually male. It is easier to tell this when looking at all chicks together in a group to see the comparisons. This goes along the "males are lighter" thread.
Some of your chicks have almost completely black shading on the fronts of their legs with almost solid black wings. I'd bet a lot that those are pullets. I think C and E are cockerels based on leg shading and wing barring which are the only things to go off of at this point.
More pics in a week or two please!
Good luck!
