Help wanted to identify sex/breed please; Desperate to know what these two are?

[casportpony]

@Potts571
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1019598/sex-of-my-little-buddy#post_15810648

 

[Potts571]

I think I'm becomingoing obsessed !!

 

[casportpony]

Did that link help?

-Kathy

 

[Potts571]

Thank you; It was helpful to look at so many different ages and types......but I've sat for ages looking at mine, and been observing their behaviour every day for the last 9 weeks and from a week old I thought they were a pair; now I'm just desperate to know !

 

[casportpony]

Thank you; It was helpful to look at so many different ages and types......but I've sat for ages looking at mine, and been observing their behaviour every day for the last 9 weeks and from a week old I thought they were a pair; now I'm just desperate to know !

Post more pictures.

-Kathy

 

[new 2 pfowl]

I'm not sure if you have already browsed here?
http://peafowlimagedatabase.weebly.com/peachick-chart.html

Or if these pictures @casportpony referred to might be useful (I think @zazouse has some good ones of older peababies):





From the frequency with which this question arises here, and the number of times guesses - even those of people with a lot of pea experience - about the sex of young birds are wrong, it seems that sometimes it is just impossible to tell their sex until they are older. Birds are all different, after all.

 

[Potts571]

I'm loving learning about this type of bird, I think you're right though.....it's a waiting game, I struggle with patience but enjoying watching (my sons

) birds develop. Have searched through all the info I could find on this site, very helpful. Will keep watching

Thank you all for your feedback so far

 

[Birdrain92]

I've had male chicks have some barring fade but the feathers at the wrist stay. I will post pictures when I'm on my laptop.

 

[barkerg]

Can anyone else tell me if there is a clear difference between the sounds male and female peas make as youngsters? The one I think is the male has been making a very different noise to the one I think could be a female for the last week; It's almost a trial honking sound. The girl (?) Is still making the whee whee sound that they made as younger chicks. Is this an indication of their sexes?

Potts571,
From my observations, there is absolutely no difference in the sounds a hen vs rooster makes while in the chick phase. Both sexes will fan and display and this stays true even when grown. When they reach maturity is when the sounds are unique to each sex. The sure way is to DNA or wait it out. Judging from your pics, I am going to agree with KsKingbee on this one and call them both hens due to the way the barring is on their backs. Now this can change with time so, I suggest that you take some more pics in a few weeks and maybe then the great sexing gurus will know for sure. Both your birds look great and healthy as well, congrats!

Gerald Barker

 

[EyeKeyYou]

Potts571,
From my observations, there is absolutely no difference in the sounds a hen vs rooster makes while in the chick phase. Both sexes will fan and display and this stays true even when grown. When they reach maturity is when the sounds are unique to each sex. The sure way is to DNA or wait it out. Judging from your pics, I am going to agree with KsKingbee on this one and call them both hens due to the way the barring is on their backs. Now this can change with time so, I suggest that you take some more pics in a few weeks and maybe then the great sexing gurus will know for sure. Both your birds look great and healthy as well, congrats!

Gerald Barker

I also agree two hens. I have also noticed the spaulding blood even in small percentage confuses the barring. Not that yours are spaulding.