Breed and male or female?

[Kmarkello]

Hello! I am a first timer and was given eggs to hatch and I don’t know what type they are. This chick is a week old. When I feather sexed it, it looked female. It was all yellow when it hatched. Can you tell me what breed and any guesses as to sex? I am wondering if it is a sex links but I have heard that the males feather white, so I am confused. It does have little tail feathers. The last picture was a few days ago before the white feathers came in. Thanks!

 

[Aapomp831]

Where did you get the eggs from? They are probably a mixed breed; feather sexing only works with certain breeds, and I believe they have to be pure. They are not sex linked - find out from your friend who gave you the eggs what breeds of chickens she / he has.

 

[Chickenwingwing]

too young for sexing

 

[Kmarkello]

Where did you get the eggs from? They are probably a mixed breed; feather sexing only works with certain breeds, and I believe they have to be pure. They are not sex linked - find out from your friend who gave you the eggs what breeds of chickens she / he has.

I called her and she doesn’t know what type they are. She said it might be a white one..?

 

[Ascholten]

You are going to have to wait a little bit to know for sure then.
When one starts crowing, or laying eggs you'll know for sure.

As they start getting older, they will develop traits that may help narrow down which sex they are, but until they get to an age where they'll do something obvious, it can be difficult if you do not know which breed, even mutts, they came from.

Still, mutts are sometimes the best! love them take care of them, cherish them... and if they start crowing, they make a dandy pot pie!

Aaron

 

[Cluckbait]

Typically you can tell by their tail feathers as well... a stag will be fuzzier around the rump for longer than a pullet will, they usually start getting tail feathers at one week