Barred rock Plymouth Rock gender question

[Jayteetee]

I have two barred/Plymouth rock chicks. I got them as day olds. I have attached pictures of them at 6 days & also at 2 days old (group photo). They’re a bit older than this now. Let me know what you suspect.

 

[JedJackson]

Some hatcheries breed these so you can tell by the quality of the spots on the back of their heads, but not all do that. Going by the spots I'd say one male and one female, but I would wait a bit to be sure. Once they start feathering out, females will be overall darker than males. I think that's a more accurate way to gender them in many cases.

 

[Jayteetee]

Some hatcheries breed these so you can tell by the quality of the spots on the back of their heads, but not all do that. Going by the spots I'd say one male and one female, but I would wait a bit to be sure. Once they start feathering out, females will be overall darker than males. I think that's a more accurate way to gender them in many cases.

It’s so difficult to tell. I didn’t realise the head spot thing as day olds was a thing.. and didn’t get clear pics of them as day olds. They were unsexed. The one that I think is female had the smaller head spot, had darker feet and also weighs less than the other.

 

[JedJackson]

It’s so difficult to tell. I didn’t realise the head spot thing as day olds was a thing.. and didn’t get clear pics of them as day olds. They were unsexed. The one that I think is female had the smaller head spot, had darker feet and also weighs less than the other.

That's my thinking, too. That one is likely to be a female. The other one, wait and see.

 

[Jayteetee]

Updated pics- still not sure on sexing. One is blue the other pink. Do the wings give any hints?

 

[MrsMeanGreen]

Boys will usually appear more grey and girls more black. Then when they begin to feather, the boys will look more white striped while the girls will be a more peppered or white dotted coloration. If that makes sense, and only from my experience.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Updated pics- still not sure on sexing. One is blue the other pink. Do the wings give any hints?

Guessing by the amount of white on the wings, I'd guess the blue one is male and the pink is female.

 

[Jayteetee]

Incredibly agonising waiting.. I’ll check in again next week

 

[Jayteetee]

Please be a girl

 

[Jayteetee]

Here they are at 24 days. Feathers coming in for the pink one. Do we think pink is girl or are they both Roos?