Good Day This my first atemp at rising chicken I have Black sex link chicks

[Daviderb]

Trying tell if there male or female? Read somthing about I white dot on the head of the males.... can any one tell me where this "dot " is and how big it is?

thanks Dave

 

[chickenpooplady]

from Highland County Ohio!!!!

 

[Daviderb]

thanks I have a black lab also named Bella,and black cat named Thomas and now black chickens ........ hummm Here Oregon / the other "O" state.

 

[Kevin565]

 

[kidcody]

from washington state glad you joined us!

 

[dawg53]

Trying tell if there male or female? Read somthing about I white dot on the head of the males.... can any one tell me where this "dot " is and how big it is?

thanks Dave

Welcome to BYC. You are correct, males have the white dot on their head. I dont believe the size has anything to do with it. Pullets usually show some red feathers neck down.

 

[1muttsfan]

Hi and welcome to BYC from northern Michigan

Do you know if you got sexed chicks or strait run? If they were sexed none should be cockerels.

 

[Fred's Hens]

If you bought straight run, the difference between the cockerels and pullets will really show at 6 weeks, when they are feathered out. The males will take on a Barred Rock look while the pullets will stay virtually black with just some red/copper/gold leakage on the necks and chest.

Sorry I don't have more and better photos of young BSL pullets, but here is what I have. Ignore the ISA Browns in the photos.

--Two BSL hens, 2 years old with F2 Rooster


--Same hens as chicks.

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

Hi and from Ohio. So glad you joined.