Brahma Mama or Roo?

[eneick17]

Well i mean we can alwags wait a couple weeks and see if it crows or lays an egg. That is always a surefire way, right?

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Yep! You should be able to tell gender for sure long before that, when the male feathering comes in or doesn't. Unless you have a silkie, those can be hard!

 

[HippyGardener]

LOL! Well, I guess I'll just wait longer and see if we get any crowing or not. Thanks for looking, y'all!

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Please let us know how it ends up, it's always interesting to know for sure when we don't agree.

 

[MillersFarm]

Its looking like a pullet to me, except for the tail feathers, but sometimes that doesnt matter, I had a Brahma pullet that i thought was a rooster for the longest time! She looked just like your except with a brighter comb, When i finally found out it was a hen she was laying by then

 

[HippyGardener]

Absolutely! I will do that for sure. I think it's helpful for other people trying to figure this out too.

 

[HippyGardener]

Its looking like a pullet to me, except for the tail feathers, but sometimes that doesnt matter, I had a Brahma pullet that i thought was a rooster for the longest time! She looked just like your except with a brighter comb, When i finally found out it was a hen she was laying by then

Wow, that's crazy! Funny that some breeds you can tell so early and others not till they lay. LOL!! My little frizzle cochin bantam roo I knew when he was super young and sure enough he's been the first to start crowing.

 

[MillersFarm]

Yup, I had bought 11 EEs just recently and thought only three were roos, But what do ya know turns out we only have three HENS out of 11 Lord help us now, meanwhile I have another batch of 13 chicks my Jersey giant hatched out and i can already tell their genders, 10 for sure hens and 3 sketchy looking roos, Some of theroos are leaning towards pullets but you can never be sure

 

[eneick17]

I boight 4 straight run silkies, i think i got all males beautiful birds, just wanted at least 1 pullet. Then again they can all turn around in two months and lay some eggs! We shall see

Yep! You should be able to tell gender for sure long before that, when the male feathering comes in or doesn't. Unless you have a silkie, those can be hard!