Brown Leghorn Gender

[Poodlemamma3]

any guesses if my Brown Leghorns are pullets or roo’s. Any hints to look for?

 

[keesmom]

Are you sure they are that old? Pullets will have a salmon chest, cockerels will have black.

 

[Poodlemamma3]

Are you sure they are that old? Pullets will have a salmon chest, cockerels will have black.

That is my best guess on age we picked them up 4/12 and I estimated they were probably a week old. Perhaps a little less. Ordinarily I would not care but hoping to add a BL rooster to my flock so I’m a little obsessed at this point. If both are pullets I want to look for one in similar age that someone is trying to get rid of. I did read about the chest feathers but they are still pretty fuzzy in the chest area. I also read the crowns and waddles start around 4-5 weeks but I don’t see any hints of red coloring at this point. I also have two Buff O’s that are in question. Same age, one has no tail at all looks like a duck butt with hardly any wings the other has a small tail and full wings. I guess I have to be patient. Someone should create Gender Testing kits for chickens. Lol! They would be rich!

 

[Gray Farms]

Watch their chest feathers when they start growing in. Males = black, Females = salmon/cream/tan.

 

[Poodlemamma3]

Will do. TY

 

[CaramelKittey]

Do you have close-ups I’d their combs and waddles?
That would help determine their gender.

They are beautiful!

 

[Poodlemamma3]

Here are sone

 

[CaramelKittey]

Perfect! Thank you! I’m very glad to tell you that you have......

Two beautiful ladies!
Both of your beautiful chicks are lovely little pullets!
Congratulations!

EDIT: If you want to determine your chick’s gender, look at its comb and waddles. A hen, will have a pale or yellow small comb and no waddles while a rooster will have a larger red comb with (most likely but not always) small waddles.

Once again,
Congratulations!
They are beautiful!

 

[debid]

The second set of pictures show chest feathers coming in a nice, even chestnut. You have 2 pullets.