Five week old chick gender guesses?

Bobthechicken123

In the Brooder
Dec 31, 2021
21
18
37
I have been raising 10 baby chicks, they hatched 23 August, I am very confused as some of them have very large comb and wattle for their age and am very confused on gender, the white ones are leghorns and the black ones are Australorps, any help is appreciated, thanks!

Here are the photos
 

Attachments

  • IMG20220928134815.jpg
    IMG20220928134815.jpg
    480.4 KB · Views: 16
  • IMG20220928134717.jpg
    IMG20220928134717.jpg
    452.3 KB · Views: 11
  • IMG20220928134748.jpg
    IMG20220928134748.jpg
    446 KB · Views: 10
  • IMG20220928134655.jpg
    IMG20220928134655.jpg
    385.3 KB · Views: 11
  • IMG20220928134731.jpg
    IMG20220928134731.jpg
    334.7 KB · Views: 14
You have quite a few cockerels in your pictures.
I brought them as day old sexed PULLETS, I thought some are cockerals too, I wouldn't mind one rooster as I have quite a few hens who free range but I don't want more than one as that would likely cause issues, thanks for your reply.
 
I brought them as day old sexed PULLETS, I thought some are cockerals too, I wouldn't mind one rooster as I have quite a few hens who free range but I don't want more than one as that would likely cause issues, thanks for your reply.
It's truly too young to tell but, the size of the comb is pretty visible and you can see sone wattle development that has begun. Wait and see until they're 8 weeks. Then, post more pictures. Take individual pictures of each bird. The comb and wattle. Unfortunately, males do get snuck into the bin of pullets.
I don't cull any cockerels until they crow just to make sure. I have one now that I'm waiting for the confirmation sign just because he's gorgeous and so nice. But, I don't keep cockerels in my hen house. I just don't have a need for one. I buy fertilized breed specific eggs and allow a broody to raise. But, this one is winning my heart but, I'm 100% not keeping him.
He's a Welsummer Cockerel and He is gorgeous!
 
See what I'm looking for and he's only 5 weeks old. Look at him vs the same breed at same age. This will help you to decide.
I have a suspicion that he is a cockeral but I don't think he is the only cockeral either, I have raised leghorns before and it took my last pullets around 8 weeks to get to that stage in comb growth, I have had a proper look and I think most are cockerals, I only see 5 pullets and the other five seem like cockerals to me but I guess I'll just wait and see what happens, I'm hoping for only one cockeral but that seems unlikely to me.
 
Actually those leghorn girls will start getting those combs and wattles pretty quick! I've had many. I love love the leghorn. Sweet birds. Check out how big those combs and wattles will get in the hen.
Screenshot_20220927-222655_Photos.jpg
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom