Help with sexing chickens please 🙏

[new_chicken_parent]

Hello! I have a mix of chickens that I am trying to sex, but they’re all different breeds and I’m new to this.

Any help would be much appreciated!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

How old are they?

 

[new_chicken_parent]

How old are they?

They’re both 8 weeks ish old. No crowing.

They’re also the nicest of my whole flock. My son is extremely attached to the little bantam, and unfortunately we can’t keep roosters.

 

[Pigeony]

They're both male, sorry :/

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

They’re both 8 weeks ish old. No crowing.

They’re also the nicest of my whole flock. My son is extremely attached to the little bantam, and unfortunately we can’t keep roosters.

For 8 weeks, both male

 

[Pigeony]

It's also usually a bad sign for a chick to be especially friendly compared to their broodmates, the friendliest ones typically grow up to be males (and then they often hit puberty and become a real pain to deal with).

 

[new_chicken_parent]

It's also usually a bad sign for a chick to be especially friendly compared to their broodmates, the friendliest ones typically grow up to be males (and then they often hit puberty and become a real pain to deal with).

Oh I didn’t know that! Very interesting.

Thanks for your help! I guess I’d better start finding a new home for them.

 

[new_chicken_parent]

For 8 weeks, both male

Oh that’s such a shame. Thank you, though!

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Oh that’s such a shame. Thank you, though!

of course! Good luck!

 

[Tookie]

The second one is definitely a male. The first probably is one as well, but another picture from the side would help tell.