Faverolles 2+ week old gender?

[4timandlisa]

Two salmon faverolles sold as pullets at Tractor Supply. Hatched out 4 July. We’ve named them Liberty and Independence…Libby and Indy
Chick A is smaller, chick B is larger. The most dramatic difference I see is the primary wing feather growth and tail feather growth. No noticeable personality differences. Thoughts on gender?

 

[nuthatched]

Size, wing and tail difference doesn't mean a thing. They're much too young to sex, try again in a few weeks, however, salmon favorelle males will get black neck/chest feathers.

 

[Acre4Me]

SF males will get BLACK chest feathers coming in around 2-3 weeks of age. But, poorly colored females can have some dark brown feathers -but they won’t be black. The comb of a male SF tend to get color and look different than a female comb as early as 4-5 weeks.

 

[4timandlisa]

Size, wing and tail difference doesn't mean a thing. They're much too young to sex, try again in a few weeks, however, salmon favorelle males will get black neck/chest feathers.

I figured it was way too early…just such a difference in wing feathering between the two, I wondered. Faverolles roos are so different from the hens that once the baby down changes into juvenile feathers it should be easy to sex. Thanks so much!

 

[4timandlisa]

SF males will get BLACK chest feathers coming in around 2-3 weeks of age. But, poorly colored females can have some dark brown feathers -but they won’t be black. The comb of a male SF tend to get color and look different than a female comb as early as 4-5 weeks.

Thank you so much Acre4Me!

 

[Emily_loveschickens]

any updates?

 

[4timandlisa]

Ah! Thanks for the reminder! Both chicks are feathering out as pullets. Chick B was sold with a group of other chicks, we kept chick A and I’m including a few pics of her here at 3+ weeks old (will be 1 month on 4 Aug). We think the “freckles” of her poor coloring are adorable!

 

[Emily_loveschickens]

Ah! Thanks for the reminder! Both chicks are feathering out as pullets. Chick B was sold with a group of other chicks, we kept chick A and I’m including a few pics of her here at 3+ weeks old (will be 1 month on 4 Aug). We think the “freckles” of her poor coloring are adorable!

Precious <3 I recently got two salmon favorelle chicks. mine both look to be pullets!

 

[Emily_loveschickens]

makes me wonder because mine are 2 1/2 weeks old but look a lot older.

 

[4timandlisa]

makes me wonder because mine are 2 1/2 weeks old but look a lot older.

Here’s an overhead shot…