Gender of 1 Week Old Chicks!

[DWClay]

Hey everyone! I just got three new chicks Their dad is a copper Maran and their mom is either a White or lavender Ameraucana! Just looking to see if you guys can tell what I’m dealing with!

*Each headshot means it’s a new chick!

Thanks in advance!

Fingers crossed it’s good news!

 

[nuthatched]

It's too early yet, sorry. Wait 5-6 weeks.

 

[SkyAJK]

I am no expert..it is still too young to tell.

Personal experience that some of the chicks hatched from mother hen I found that if the chick had dad's feather colour, it is a hen, if it has mom's feather colour is a rooster. It is fun to guess...

Certain breed came with a small dot/certain colour mark on their bodies that might help with guessing the gender.

Have fun guessing. They are so very cute

 

[AinaWGSD]

That combination of breeds and colors does not create sex-linked chicks. It also doesn't give you reliably feather-sexable chicks. So at 1 week they're far to young to tell sexes.

Over the next 1-9 weeks you're looking for suddenly larger or pinker combs and /or wattles. 9-12 weeks you're going to start seeing male saddle feathers on the males.

Feel free to post updated pics as they grow and we can try to guess. It would also be useful for future reference for others looking to learn how to tell gender in straight run chicks.or even looking to confirm suspicions on their own chicks.