eggs or crows? speckled sussex

[nickie]

Thank you all so much for helping me out. It is so tough to wait, but I guess that's just what I'm going to have to do.

 

[Schwartzfarmnc]

I thought a few times that our 2 were roos, they turned quite red and had huge legs, but I'd say around 8 or 10 weeks I was certain we had 2 pullets, and now they are beautiful birds and absolutely love Gidget, such a sweeheart

 

[debid]

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I bought just the two (one was for my mom but I see her often). Hers looks exactly like your chick and mine has an even rounder body and shorter legs. But yeah, early pinking combs/wattles on both.

 

[rhs7111]

Speckled Sussex are just SO difficult to sex, and in fact, they are one of the breeds that hatcheries screw up on sexing the most when shipping day old chicks. It is very common for owners to think cockerel, only to get a pullet, and vice versa. Based on the feathering, I'd guess pullet...but again, with the SS, you really do need to wait for an egg or a crow.

Edited to add that one clue to gender, in my experience, seems to be the amount of white on the chest. I find that cockerels have more white on the breast than pullets, as they feather in.

 

[nickie]

My neighbor and I are in complete disagreement over this one. I tried looking for pictures of Sussex juveniles online to compare, and only found a few but the pullets seemed similar, but again, its a waiting game with this one.

 

[rhs7111]

Would you post a close up photo of the chick's comb, from the side, and also a photo of the chick's chest, straight on? I'll say that the "stance" of the chick (although the photo was taken in mid-step) is more horizontal than vertical, which also suggests pullet. Cockerels are pretty "upstanding". As well, within a flock of even full siblings, the rate of comb pinking varies, so sexing a SS on comb pinking (redness) alone usually isn't accurate. SS are an awesome breed, but just like with a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get!

 

[nickie]

In momentous lot favor, gotta round up the dogs and kids and head in the back.

 

[nickie]

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Best I could do, I did however get a lot of blurry butt pictures.

 

[rhs7111]

Well, this is a tough one to sex, that's for sure...but I'm still guessing pullet. Any "roo-ish" behaviors? My SS cockerels, even as 2-3 week old chicks, were chesting the other chicks in the brooder, and being rowdier than other chicks. Not mean, just more full of themselves than the other chicks.

 

[nickie]

A little more talkative than the others, but the known boys are sparring with eachother, this one hangs with the girls.