Gender guessing hame

[LaurenRitz]

These chicks are a Jersey Giant x RIR back-cross to RIR. They are a week old as of yesterday.

This is JUST a guessing game. In order to keep it simple, mark on the poll those you think are MALE. If undecided, leave it blank. Come back and look at update pictures, change your votes, etc.

Contestant 1: My guess is male. Secondary wing feathers mostly covered by down and the tail feathers are indistinct and downy.

Contestant 2: My guess is male. Lots of wing down, primary flight feathers staggered.

Contestant 3: My guess is female. Tail feathers are round and perfect, secondary wing feathers straight across, but lots of wing down.

Contestant 4: Wings stood out early, tail feathers scraggly and patchy. I am undecided, but because of behavior I lean female on this one.

Contestant 5: This chick is the lightest in color and by that standard I guess male. Tail is scraggly and patchy, wing primaries straight across with lots of down.

Contestant 6: Wings stood out early, tail feathers round and well developed. Secondary wing feathers straight across. I lean female on this one.

Contestant 7: Tail is scraggly and patchy, slow to come in. Wing secondaries straight across and wings appear less developed. I vote male.

 

[Debbie292d]

Clueless what sex, but they are cuties! That's an adorable picture of contestant 6 turning back to look at you.

 

[HappyHippyChick]

Same here! Absolutely no idea!

 

[LaurenRitz]

Two weeks. Tails and wings have all evened out at this point. Down is no longer a determinant. All of the lighter colored chicks are definitely growing faster than the dark.

C1. I still think cockerel

C2. I still think cockerel

C3. I still think pullet

C4. Uncertain. The combs on the black chicks are developing faster than the others.

C5. I still think cockerel

C6. I still lean pullet, but that comb...

C7. Still lean cockerel

 

[LaurenRitz]

They've grown so much!

Week 3:

C1. I'll leave this as male for the moment, but I'm starting to question. Neither of the chicks with black head dots are showing comb development.

C2. Still voting male on this one.

C3. Still voting pullet.

C4. Far less comb development than siblings. I am strongly leaning pullet on this one.

C5. Definitely male. Most adventurous, boldest and comb is developing quickly.

C6. Going male here.

C7. Leaning male, but not certain yet.

 

[LaurenRitz]

A few days in advance of 4 full weeks. That will be Tuesday, which is when the new chicks arrive.

Contestant 1. Pullet

Contestant 2. Cockerel

Contestant 3. Pullet

Contestant 4. Pullet

Contestant 5. Cockerel

Contestant 6. Cockerel

Contestant 7. Cockerel. He would NOT stand still on the scale but kept trying to climb my arm.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Final round!

Contestant 1 (front)

Contestant 2

Contestant 3 (back)

Contestant 4 (chest color like that means pullet, I think?)

Contestant 5 (sorry for the multiple subjects. 5 is the brown in the middle.)

Contestant 6 (look at the neck color!)

Contestant 7

 

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Final round!

Contestant 1 (front)
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Contestant 2
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Contestant 3 (back)
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Contestant 4 (chest color like that means pullet, I think?)
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Contestant 5 (sorry for the multiple subjects. 5 is the brown in the middle.)
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Contestant 6 (look at the neck color!)
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Contestant 7
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They are so adorable!!

 

[JedJackson]

2, 5, 7 are cockerels.

6 is still a little questionable. Probably a cockerel.

The rest are definitely pullets.

 

[LaurenRitz]

I thought cockerel on 6 (this week, anyway) because of the way hackle feathers are already coloring up. Comb is halfway between the two other black chicks.