Favorelle gender

[Sloane Chickens]

Hello!
I’m assuming I have one of each gender in my salmon favorelles. Would like an opinion before I sell them tho!

They are currently 3 weeks old.
I assume chick 1 is a boy, chick 2 is a girl.
Thanks!

 

[FunClucks]

Way too early to tell at 3 weeks. You can usually tell by comb development, but that isn't until 5-6 weeks.

Looks like you are trying to feather sex them. This can't be done unless your chicks come from a population that was selectively bred to allow for correct feather sexing. Most commercial hatcheries don't do this, so if you got them from a hatchery, you're better off waiting until they're older to be sure. Good luck!

 

[Sloane Chickens]

Way too early to tell at 3 weeks. You can usually tell by comb development, but that isn't until 5-6 weeks.

Looks like you are trying to feather sex them. This can't be done unless your chicks come from a population that was selectively bred to allow for correct feather sexing. Most commercial hatcheries don't do this, so if you got them from a hatchery, you're better off waiting until they're older to be sure. Good luck!

Salmon favorelles can be sexed by colour as early as 3 weeks. At least as told by pip and grow, a breeder in aus. So this is what I was wanting confirmation on.
https://www.pipandgrow.com.au/faverolles-sexing-tips/

 

[FunClucks]

Salmon favorelles can be sexed by colour as early as 3 weeks. At least as told by pip and grow, a breeder in aus. So this is what I was wanting confirmation on.
https://www.pipandgrow.com.au/faverolles-sexing-tips/

Never mind my comments then, hope others can help you. If you've got a population that has been sold to you as being sexable by color, more power to you.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Strictly by color it so far looks like you're right, but you'll have a more concrete idea once chest feathers come in as males feather in black.

 

[Sloane Chickens]

Strictly by color it so far looks like you're right, but you'll have a more concrete idea once chest feathers come in as males feather in black.

Cheers! I’ll keep an eye out on those chest feathers!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Cheers! I’ll keep an eye out on those chest feathers!

Do be aware that (depending on the source), some hatchery quality pullets may also have a lot of black feathers on their chest.

 

[Sloane Chickens]

Do be aware that (depending on the source), some hatchery quality pullets may also have a lot of black feathers on their chest.

Ours are from a show breeder. So should be a good standard of quality for the breed. I hope!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Ours are from a show breeder. So should be a good standard of quality for the breed. I hope!

That'll help a lot then, the color difference should be much more obvious with well bred birds.

 

[Sloane Chickens]

That'll help a lot then, the color difference should be much more obvious with well bred birds.

That’s my hope!
Thanks so much. Hopefully the chest feathers come through soon lol