gender of Silver duckwing OEGB chick

[rcstanley]

I've heard that silver duckwing old English game bantams can sometimes be sexed by down color. If not, by what age can I tell gender? I know male and female silver duckwing look quite different.
Chick 1:

Chick 2:

Chick 3:

 

[BantyChooks]

#1 and #2 look female to me due to heavy eyeliner and back stripes. Unsure on #3, hope it's not male cos my chick looks rather like that.

Right, @WVduckchick ?

 

[WVduckchick]

To me, #1 looks female, #3 looks male. Iffy on #2, but probably female.
Usually within 3-4 weeks, you will notice either black or peach/salmon color on the shoulders, as it works its way around under the neck. Black is male, salmon is female.

 

[WVduckchick]

Female at 3 weeks

Same female and her sister at 4 weeks

 

[rcstanley]

Thanks for those pictures. You can really see the salmon coming in.

I'm excited #1 looks female, it's the friendliest of the bunch.

 

[rcstanley]

So the predictions were correct, #1 and #2 are female. Here's a picture of #3, the male, at about 5 weeks

 

[WVduckchick]

Thank you so much for the update!!