Dark Brahmas Gender?

[melodie_a]

Are these two girls for sure? I have heard two different things about the pattern to their feathers, some people say it definately means girl but then some say that isn't true.

Cleopatra

Jellybean

Just for fun Coco - We know he is a boy, his coloring is totally dark but he is just the sweetest little man.

 

[aussieheelr]

The first one might be a roo but I'd wait on it. the second one is definatly a female.

 

[melodie_a]

That is what I have been afraid of. That is my favorite and I wasn't supposed to end up with two Brahma roos!

My husband is going to kill me, because I am not getting rid of either one of those babies! If I have to have two seperate breeding pens so be it.

 

[dsqard]

I have been having the same problem sexing my dark Brahmas. All of mine have the penciling on their wings like your first two. I was told that the penciling on their wings means that they are girls. If that holds true, then you have two girls and a boy. I would just watch to see if the penciling on their breast feathers goes away. If so you have more boys. I am really hoping that it is true about the wing penciling though because that means that all of my darks are girls.

 

[onthespot]

I'm pretty sure the first one is a girl. Like VERY sure.

 

[dsqard]

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Is that because of the penciling on the wings?

 

[Sjisty]

I think they are both girls because they have the penciling and no solid black or white feathers coming in across the shoulders like Coco has in your other pictures.

 

[onthespot]

Yes, by now the boys have white patches on their shoulders/top of wings.

 

[ChickenWisperer]

They are both girls... no doubt in my mind.

Males feather in a completely different pattern.

 

[Happy Chooks]

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