how do you know if you have a male or female peacock that is white

[aphalove]

I have a white peachick. I was wondering if you can tell what sex it will be and how old it will be when you can tell. The baby was born June 9 2010 do the males and females look alike or can you tell when they get older like you can with the other colored chicks? Thank you for any help.

 

[Shepicca]

They look very similar. You might be able to tell by the time they are yearlings.
I just went through this with mine and ended up doing DNA to be certain. It doesn't cost that much, depends how patient you are I guess

Irene

 

[chickenzoo]

Very hard to tell..... sometimes if you hatch a bunch of siblings you might see a difference in the males having longer legs etc... but it is very very difficult - I have 6 white peachicks at the moment and couldn't tell if their is a girl or boy in the bunch.. hehe. When they get older and start getting a tail or very leggy then you will know... or a blood test.