Can you tell yet?

[luvchicks8]

Is it to early to tell gender? Also is he/she old enough to go outside with "momma" to keep her warm?

 

[pgpoultry]

How old is the chick?

thanks,

sandie

 

[luvchicks8]

I was told 4 weeks? I bought him/her at a swap for 3 dollars?

 

[Lbrad7]

I think "momma" could keep him/her warm and they would be fine so long as you have them in a secure coop. As for the sex...hard to say at that age but looks kind of rooie to me.

 

[luvchicks8]

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Probally a roo I am really good at picking the roos lol. I don't mind though it is my only D'uccle just means I need to get a hen in the spring for him lol.

 

[Illia]

Pullet. By 4 weeks there should be some sort of sign of a comb. Of course, D'Uccles don't, or at least shouldn't, be known for big combs - But to my experience with any single combed bird, you should be able to sex them by comb at 4 weeks. This little'un has hardly any comb at all.

 

[luvchicks8]

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That was my hope when I picked this one others had slightly larger combs this chicks has barely any. Well I will have to wait to see.

 

[bella1210]

i think it is a hen

 

[scorpio125]

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This is the first I have heard of this, comb at 4 weeks. I have two chicks and aside from not knowin breed they were born on the weekend of 8/21 so they are 4 weeks last weekend. Not comb what so ever. One has lost the fluff and there is a bald patch where the comb would be the other is still fuzzy head..

Is this a hard and fast rule?