Help?! Brahma chicken.. female?

[Farmlady2525]

Can anyone tell me from the looks of the photos? I was told they were sexed to be female, not sure what that means..I was thinking I would have hens but then was told we wouldn’t know.. I am not allowed to have males.roosters that is.. my kids are getting attached and so am I, just really wish we knew..

 

[cherrynberry]

Can anyone tell me from the looks of the photos? I was told they were sexed to be female, not sure what that means..I was thinking I would have hens but then was told we wouldn’t know.. I am not allowed to have males.roosters that is.. my kids are getting attached and so am I, just really wish we knew..

How old?....I think they are too young to be sexed accurately. Brahmas mature slower (I think?)

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Much too young to sex, but not showing any cockerel signs yet. Repost when they're around eight weeks

 

[berryncherry]

Can anyone tell me from the looks of the photos? I was told they were sexed to be female, not sure what that means..I was thinking I would have hens but then was told we wouldn’t know.. I am not allowed to have males.roosters that is.. my kids are getting attached and so am I, just really wish we knew..

I agree, they are a bit too little.
What they mean by sexing is that they check the chick's vent when he/she is little to determine the gender. This is not always accurate, though. Normally, you would have about 50/50 males and females. But with vent sexing, there is less possibility you will get a rooster. For me, 1 out of 10 chicks was a rooster.

 

[Farmlady2525]

Much too young to sex, but not showing any cockerel signs yet. Repost when they're around eight weeks

Awesome thank you

 

[MomJones]

I have light brahmas (the white with black colors) and have raised several batches of babies. I agree with the others--it's too soon to tell. I wait until 2 12 months [usually] and I watch for saddle feathers that will look strikingly pointed compared to the females. Also their comb and wattles will be more pronounced, sooner than the females. Occasionally there will be signs of maleness early on, but it's rare in my experience.

Beautiful birds!

 

[Lady Clucks-a-Lot]

Looks mostly like a pullet so far. Not showing any signs of a cockerel yet!

 

[Farmlady2525]

Looks mostly like a pullet so far. Not showing any signs of a cockerel yet!

That’s what I was thinking too! Fingers crossed!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

They're much to young to sex at this point. I'd wait until they're 8 weeks and revisit this.