Flarry eye grey

[Wyorp Rock]

Just got the chicks!! View attachment 2333706View attachment 2333709

Aren't they sweet! Congratulations

 

[JadeFarms]

Aren't they sweet! Congratulations

Thank you

 

[centrarchid]

How are those chicks doing?

 

[JadeFarms]

They are doing amazing!! Is there a way to tell gender by the color of the feathers coming in? I at least want one boy.
This one has very light colored feathers, this one is really curious and funny. It loves to fly, it’s definitely my favorite.

The other two have darker feathers.

 

[centrarchid]

In grays, whether silver or gold duckwing, I do not expect to see any feather differences between sexes until they are pushing 4 weeks old. Then look for feathers on back that lack pattern and appear darker on males. Females will have a much more even pattern on back and body as a whole. Then be looking for smokey grey feathers coming in on breast. Generally before feathers become evident, males pull ahead in terms of comb development. It takes a group to see that pattern play out early so you know what to look for. There will be inaccuracy with using comb so early.

A gold duckwing stag I have could not be sexed based on feathering until he was pushing 8 weeks old as color development is big timed delayed in some. He will look a lot like yours except gold duckwing rather than silver duckwing yours are likely to be, and he will have blue legs while I bet yours will have willow legs.

When you have a small number of chicks, odd decent all will be one sex or another by chance alone. I have had two broods of seven where each had only one male just within the last two months.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I've considered these, but now that training was mentioned, I'm a bit wary. What type of training do you mean?

 

[centrarchid]

I've considered these, but now that training was mentioned, I'm a bit wary. What type of training do you mean?

I train them to be pets and to be teaching tools for kids.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ambassadors-for-the-farm.407880/#post-4947275

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I train them to be pets and to be teaching tools for kids.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/ambassadors-for-the-farm.407880/#post-4947275

Oh, okay. I thought you meant more if you didn't train them, they were really aggressive

 

[NatJ]

I at least want one boy....this one is really curious and funny. It loves to fly, it’s definitely my favorite.

The curious, friendly, favorite chick will usually turn out to be the unwanted gender (male). But since you do want a male, I wonder what this one will be?

 

[centrarchid]

The curious, friendly, favorite chick will usually turn out to be the unwanted gender (male). But since you do want a male, I wonder what this one will be?

Not in my experience with games. Not with my experience involving American Dominiques. No advice better than bad advice.