Hey, folks. 
I'll be writing one of my next articles on sexing "faux pas", because I know we've all been there... squinting at millimeters on a tiny comb or making five posts about the same androgynous chick to look for reassurance that she's a pullet (she is).
I thought it would be fun to include community photos of chicks (younger than 12 weeks or so) that you were SO SURE were roos, but turned out to be girls. I certainly have a couple of my own. With your permission, I'll use a few of the most dramatic examples in the article — credited, of course! I worry that too many chicken newcomers assume they have a cockerel and rehome/cull prematurely. My hope is that the article can be a step in preventing that. I'll even try to connect this thread to it once it's finished!
If you'd like to participate, go ahead and upload a photo and tell me a little about your pullet. I'll give you an example of my "I'm not a rooster!" girl:
This is 10 week-old Clover, who turned red at 2 WEEKS! Her sisters looked nothing like this, with their tiny pale combs. I was 100% convinced she was a dude. Nope. She was even the last to lay eggs.
I'll be writing one of my next articles on sexing "faux pas", because I know we've all been there... squinting at millimeters on a tiny comb or making five posts about the same androgynous chick to look for reassurance that she's a pullet (she is).
I thought it would be fun to include community photos of chicks (younger than 12 weeks or so) that you were SO SURE were roos, but turned out to be girls. I certainly have a couple of my own. With your permission, I'll use a few of the most dramatic examples in the article — credited, of course! I worry that too many chicken newcomers assume they have a cockerel and rehome/cull prematurely. My hope is that the article can be a step in preventing that. I'll even try to connect this thread to it once it's finished!
If you'd like to participate, go ahead and upload a photo and tell me a little about your pullet. I'll give you an example of my "I'm not a rooster!" girl:
This is 10 week-old Clover, who turned red at 2 WEEKS! Her sisters looked nothing like this, with their tiny pale combs. I was 100% convinced she was a dude. Nope. She was even the last to lay eggs.
Looking for pictures . . . I'm sure they're here somewhere.
