Help sex my ambiguous Cream Legbar day-old

[LAFreewayChickens]

The top two are both boys. In the bottom pic, the one in the front is a girl. I can't tell from that angle about the one in back, but it looks boyish.

Here are my new CLB chicks hatched last week.


Boys?



Girls?

 

[caychris]

The top two are both boys. In the bottom pic, the one in the front is a girl. I can't tell from that angle about the one in back, but it looks boyish.

The back one does have a bit of a headspot but I have heard that can happen. She definitely has darker coloring and does have a fairly dark spot on the head too. We shall see as they grow out we should be able to tell soon.

Does anyone have a link to the feather out patterns between the 2 sexes

 

[LAFreewayChickens]

The second one does have female looking eye stripes. If the chipmunk strip is clearly defined that would be another data point in favor of female.

The males feather in pretty plain black and white (light grey) while the females have much more brown and chestnut/red in their initial true feathers.

The picture below is not the best, but the one on the right is the only male. (ignore the white sport in the foreground).

 

[ChicKat]

Here are my new CLB chicks hatched last week.


Boys?



Girls?

cute chicks! Congrats! X2 on what LAfreeway said...it is difficult to tell on the back chick - could be the camera angle -- The definite chipmunk stripes are the signal that it is a female -- they may be under the wing in the back chicks---but it could just be a baby boy........... Let us know once you can tell for certain.

 

[chicken pickin]

The back one does have a bit of a headspot but I have heard that can happen. She definitely has darker coloring and does have a fairly dark spot on the head too. We shall see as they grow out we should be able to tell soon.

Does anyone have a link to the feather out patterns between the 2 sexes

Here a few pictures of a male and female side by side at about a week old. I will try later to get a side by side of my 6week olds also.

Female to left male to right. Female continues to have the blackish brownish wild type feathering while the males start to feather in a more charcoal grayish coloring. I hope this helps.












Here are a male and female at 6weeks old. This specific female is incorrectly colored(gold)

 

[caychris]

Here they are at 2 weeks

Top 2 were billed as girls




These 2 as boys.




Thinking probably 3 boys though. Last one is the youngest probably 2 days behind the others.

 

[chicken pickin]

Agreed, looks like 1female and 3 males.

 

[caychris]

Turns out it was 3 males and 1 female the feather color pattern is the same on all the males.

Are the males supposed to be such lighter colored barred pattern? Or do I have to wait till after their juvenile molt to really tell the color.

I'm trying to determine the quality of these birds and I'm not sure what to look for. One of them seems to have a slightly crooked comb. Is that something they might grow out of? I've noticed my Buff Orp pullets combs start a little crooked but straighten again as they grow. The CLB though is a boy (though it was a supposed girl) and has the largest comb of all the chicks. It just looks a little crooked but Im thinking his head hasnt grown into it yet.

 

[chicken pickin]

Turns out it was 3 males and 1 female the feather color pattern is the same on all the males.

Are the males supposed to be such lighter colored barred pattern? Or do I have to wait till after their juvenile molt to really tell the color.

I'm trying to determine the quality of these birds and I'm not sure what to look for. One of them seems to have a slightly crooked comb. Is that something they might grow out of? I've noticed my Buff Orp pullets combs start a little crooked but straighten again as they grow. The CLB though is a boy (though it was a supposed girl) and has the largest comb of all the chicks. It just looks a little crooked but Im thinking his head hasnt grown into it yet.

I am not am expert on Cream Legbar, but I have been raising them for about 1.5 years now and still learning every day.

Its best to wait a few more weeks before trying to judge which will be better colored. They do go through many different stages and change drastically while juveniles. At this stage barring should be apparent with the bars being a medium charcoal gray and white. Other than that you cant tell much at this age. Combs in this breed are often crooked or have a twist. The standard calls for males to have a straight comb though. Breeders are working hard to eliminate the crooked twisted combs though it is tough due to the crest the CLs have.

If you want more info on CLs or to ask questions or join in discussions you should join some of the other Cream Legbar threads.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/509483/cream-legbars
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/459044/the-legbar-thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/713115/cream-legbar-working-group-standard-of-perfection
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/603454/cream-legbar-pictures
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/827877/white-sport-cream-legbars

These ones are Cream Legbar crosses/project threads
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/825092/cream-legbar-hybrid-thread
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/871164/rose-comb-legbar-thread

 

[Jewellan]

So are these guys both girls?
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The one in the center is a blue favaucana. I am hoping that both of my cream Legbars are really girls. The one in the back has a suspicious white spot on it's head.



Cocoa (center) is such a ham. She loves attention.