Boy...girl...both....or both boys....uh oh

[Jandsloch]

They are 4 weeks old. They are almost feathered as girls usually are. Light Brahma chicks. I suspected 1 to be a boy noticing some redness and wattles. But now the other has tiny wattles showing. Uh oh lol I a
Ready have a light Brahma boy at 3months old. Was hoping for at least 1 pullet.

 

[sourland]

Time will tell the tale, but I lean towards them both being cockerels. Hope that I am wrong.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I was thinking the same thing, they kinda look like they both might possibly be cockerels

 

[Frazzemrat1]

I hate to say, but I agree... that they're both cockerels.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Both are cockerels. Pullets wouldn’t show that much comb at such a young age.

 

[Jandsloch]

Upon watching them and doing more research as well as sending pics to a breeder I got a wanted cockerel from they are boys ‍ so.....now I need to decide what I shall do with at least 1 lol next year my kids want to try breeding this lovely breed as a project.the cockerel we have now has black to go around and was hoping for a pullet that is needing some black hahaha back to the drawing board! Edit: the pic is of my wanted cockerel Mr. Miyagi

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Well, if you're looking to breed, the bird you have in these most recent pics, isn't the one I'd choose to keep. He has way too much black on him.
I'd go to a breeder and get birds. He looked hatchery quality.

 

[Jandsloch]

I got him from a breeder knowing he’s more black as I had purchased the pullets from tsc (that seem t

Well, if you're looking to breed, the bird you have in these most recent pics, isn't the one I'd choose to keep. He has way too much black on him.
I'd go to a breeder and get birds. He looked hatchery quality.

o be cockerels) and they usually lack some black

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Males and females alike, should be white in the body with black primary feathers on the wings, black tail feathers and black in the hackles. No black on the body at all.

I think the breeder has hatchery quality.

 

[Jandsloch]

Males and females alike, should be white in the body with black primary feathers on the wings, black tail feathers and black in the hackles. No black on the body at all.

I think the breeder has hatchery quality.

Some times you get some that are off...not every bird hatched is perfect. Especially breeding them. Like I said I had purchased the hatchery ones thinking they were pullets and hatchery pullets are a bit lighter so I grabbed him to add that black back in. She breeds them. Hatchery birds have a tendency to be too much white.not enough black.im aware of SOP for brahmas are...which is y I got what I got.