Boys or girls? *UPDATED*

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

buff Brahma just looks like a roo to me sorry

 

[egglicious]

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NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

 

[stormylady]

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I would give them a little while longer then, and assume there all girls til proven difference. LOL I totally understand the impatience part! Im the same way!

 

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I would give them a little while longer then, and assume there all girls til proven difference. LOL I totally understand the impatience part! Im the same way!

The hard part is falling in love with them and giving them all names. Actually, if all ten were ladies I would have a problem because I don't really have the space... unless I made a few adjustments... hmmm (doing chicken math)...

 

[egglicious]

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I would give them a little while longer then, and assume there all girls til proven difference. LOL I totally understand the impatience part! Im the same way!

Could you please tell me what to look for in the combs and when I can expect to notice anything? Thanks!!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

They are too young to tell. Most people are just guessing. Re-post pics at 6-8 weeks of age and we will be able to make much more educated guesses.

 

[egglicious]

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Thanks! Will do. The guesses are fun.

 

[egglicious]

Okay, they will six weeks in three days! Here are some new pics I just took today. I can't for the life of me tell who is boy or girl. Driving me nuts..

Little silkie

White silkie

Partridge Cochin, bantam

More to come...

 

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And here are some more pics for your viewing pleasure (and educated gender guesses):

White frizzle cochin bantam

Buff Brahma bantam

Red frizzle cochin bantam

I also have a little RIR banty but I posted him/her on a separate thread. Thanks to everyone for looking!!

 

[MuckyPuppy]

I can only relate to your bantam Cochins. I have Pekins (the chickens and not the ducks) but their close enough. We have three and our known roo started to crow (sounds like a rusty hinge) around a week ago when they were 6 weeks old. He was also quite red around the comb and face even at that age. Our known girl on the other hand has always had a very pale comb and face. Her comb is also quite a bit smaller. Our mystery chick is somewhere inbetween and it hasn't crowed yet. So based on this extensive knowledge ..........

The white frizzle Cochin looks like a girl to me.

The red frizzle Cochin looks a little more red in the photo but I still vote girl.

The partridge Cochin also looks like a girl to me.

But you have to keep in mind that I am going off of my extensive experiance of 7 weeks tomorrow and of three chicks.