Can you help me sex these 12 weekish Pekins please?

[daddyofbob]

Hi there,

I have just been to pick up these lovely little (what I hope to be girls) pekin bantams.

Can any of you hazard a guess as to what sex they are?

You can view all four of them here.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151926392545214.878455.644010213&type=1&l=9e096ace86

Thanks in anticipation

Warmly,

Rich

 

[sourland]

First appears to be a cockerel, and at this point in time, the others look like pullets.

 

[ChickenExtreme]

First appears to be a cockerel, and at this point in time, the others look like pullets.

X 2

 

[daddyofbob]

Yep, I was pretty much thinking the same. I shared the batch of 14 with a farmer that I know. The wife said that I can swap the cock if that was he turns out to be as she has the space for as many fellas as she likes.

R

 

[hdowden]

the 1st is a cockerel and the rest are pullets

 

[daddyofbob]

the 1st is a cockerel and the rest are pullets

I so hope that you are right

 

[spikennipper]

Yep, 1 is a boy others girls

 

[daddyofbob]

How sure are we? I mean, other than them starting to lay, at what age does it become obvious.

 

[hdowden]

oh i'm 1,000% sure on the genders

you can tell early on by comb and wattle development mine are 4.5 months old if you want to go check my pics out on here

 

[daddyofbob]

Right! Thank you

I'll take the cock back to my friend at the farm then and swap him for a girl.