Can you tell the females at 8wks old?

[DustyDivas]

Hello
I am planning to collect 2 new additions for my mixed flock tomorrow morning and having spoken to the breeder, they tell me that the growers are 8 weeks old rather than 11 weeks old but definitely female.
Can you tell females and males apart from 8 weeks old?
Really can't have any cockerels in my garden!

Any one here know if you can identify grower gender at 8 weeks old?

They are not a sex linked breed.

Thank you

 

[SilverBirds]

Moat cockerels are easy to spot at 8 weeks old. Feel free to post some pictures.

 

[DustyDivas]

Thank you
Don't have any experience with growers yet, so was a bit worried about being naive with the gender identification.
Will get some pictures tomorrow when I get them home

 

[DustyDivas]

These are the two lovely little "ladies" I collected on Saturday.
I think I will have to wait longer to confirm gender though.
The breeder has bred polish LF and bantam for a long time and seems to know her stuff... Really hope she is right about them being female!!
They are adorable and so curious, but a bit skittish.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Lovely! You may want to trim their bangs, though. It will help with the skittishness as they will be able to actually see.

 

[DustyDivas]

Yes, I will need to watch a YouTube guide I think first
Haven't trimmed feathers before!!

When checking them at night, I hold back their head feathers, and they are pretty excited to see all round them so will definitely get ready for the trimming!

Thanks

 

[Tonyroo]

At 8 weeks there comb should be pale yellow color for females.

 

[fluffycrow]

@BastyPutt

 

[JedJackson]

In my opinion they are both pullets, going by the full, rounded crests. That breeder seems to know her/his stuff.

 

[DustyDivas]

In my opinion they are both pullets, going by the full, rounded crests. That breeder seems to know her/his stuff.

I really hope so too