Boys or girs? (Barred P Rocks)

[shayshy]

Hi,

About 3 weeks ago i hatched bunch of barred rocks.
I kept the two girliest chicks..one's tail is a bit longer and the other is a little more feathery.
But both are darker then the other chicks, with dark colored legs and a smaller comb.

What do you say? boys or girls?


chick number 1:







chick number 2 :

 

[Farmer Viola]

can't see comb or wattles,need face pics. but they are probably too young to tell yet..

Your options are: feather sex them on day 1, or wait til it crows... sorry. anything else is just a guess one looks more feathered than the other, could be a pullet.

 

[sumi]

Good sexing tips here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/643481/sexing-barred-rocks/0_30

 

[shayshy]

Updated photos:
They are 3 weeks old.

 

[igottadash]

Pullets is my guess. We're raising 40 for 4-H - ordered pullets and got one boy. They are 5 weeks now.

He's been an obvious lighter gray color and has had a more pronounced comb in size and redder in color since 3 weeks, and no black on his legs. It was pretty obvious even at 2 weeks, he took on the Paul Revere attitude anytime he'd hear a strange noise, first one to run up, stand up, and go on alert.

The head spots don't tell you a thing...I can attest to comparing and staring at 40 of these little buggers. lol

 

[shayshy]

Growing up so fast

 

[Mahlzeit]

They look great. What's that little guy in the middle?

 

[shayshy]

I think he is a serama\serama cross.

i hatched him with the barred rocks.. he is tiny.

 

[GarthRyan]

Looks like hens to me, for future reference, BR's can be sexed by looking at the back of their head, they'll have a light brown dot or they might not, i believe dot = female. I can't remember for sure though, it's been 8 months since i got mine..

 

[shayshy]

6 weeks old