Calling All Sex-perts!

[MochaLatte]

Good Evening Flock Family!

A friend of mine recently(2 weeks ago) picked up 5 chicks from a local feed store. They were marked as pullet Americanas.

One of her chicks looks like a possible roo suspect and we would love to hear y'alls thoughts! It is still veeeery early for guessing since they are only 2-3 wks old. If it is a roo, they are happy and will be keeping him. It is just the pure curiosity(read: insanity) of the wait that we all know well! (S)he is the white & black chick below. Any insight is certainly appreciated!

Without further ado... group pics!




Chick #1 (roo suspect) looks to have a more splotchy feather pattern and a different looking baby comb than the others:


Chick #2 &3 (examples because these last 4 chicks are so similar)





Thanks everyone!!!

 

[cherrynberry]

Chick one is a cockerel. The rest are too young. I do suspect either 2 or 3 as well, but they are way too young. 6-8 weeks is a good range for gender identification.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Good Evening Flock Family!

A friend of mine recently(2 weeks ago) picked up 5 chicks from a local feed store. They were marked as pullet Americanas.

One of her chicks looks like a possible roo suspect and we would love to hear y'alls thoughts! It is still veeeery early for guessing since they are only 2-3 wks old. If it is a roo, they are happy and will be keeping him. It is just the pure curiosity(read: insanity) of the wait that we all know well! (S)he is the white & black chick below. Any insight is certainly appreciated!

Without further ado... group pics!
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Chick #1 (roo suspect) looks to have a more splotchy feather pattern and a different looking baby comb than the others:
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Chick #2 &3 (examples because these last 4 chicks are so similar)
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Thanks everyone!!!

All of these are cockerels. Not including the group photo.

 

[cherrynberry]

This one is a cockerel as well...also, they dont look like 2-3 weeks old.

 

[MochaLatte]

Chick one is a cockerel. The rest are too young. I do suspect either 2 or 3 as well, but they are way too young. 6-8 weeks is a good range for gender identification.

Thank you!!! I know its crazy early to guess but I was getting roo-vibes from the first one, so thought I'd consult with you all that have more experience than myself. I will follow up with any pics she provides over the next several weeks for the other 4 "brownies."

 

[MochaLatte]

This one is a cockerel as well...also, they dont look like 2-3 weeks old.

She picked them up 2 weeks ago and was thinking they were about a week old, but perhaps they were sitting at the feed store for a while? What age would you guess?

 

[MochaLatte]

All of these are cockerels. Not including the group photo.

Thanks! The combs on them are pretty red already to be pullets, right? I'll see if she wants to get pics of the other 2 "brownies" for guesses in a couple weeks once they have grown some more.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thanks! The combs on them are pretty red already to be pullets, right? I'll see if she wants to get pics of the other 2 "brownies" for guesses in a couple weeks once they have grown some more.

Too red to be girls for sure.

 

[MysteryChicken]

She picked them up 2 weeks ago and was thinking they were about a week old, but perhaps they were sitting at the feed store for a while? What age would you guess?

About 4½ weeks, if not 5 weeks old.

 

[cherrynberry]

She picked them up 2 weeks ago and was thinking they were about a week old, but perhaps they were sitting at the feed store for a while? What age would you guess?

They look to be 4-5 weeks.