How old before i know the sex?

[2txmedics]

ok, I have a hen...splash..."SOMETHING"...others in here have said:

she is a splash orp
splash maran
so what is she any idea?

she is 25wks old

 

[DTchickens]

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Looks like a splash orp to me, never seen a splash maran.

 

[DTchickens]

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Your she is a he im afraid, as for the breed.. He is a splash EE, or possibly a game.. But games are "extremely" uncommon at feedstores since hatcheries don't have them.. At least in the US.. At first i was thinking a splash sumatra and still could be i guess, but he shouldn't have a red face and the legs shouldn't be green "i think".. Other than that there isn't anything he can be, the other breeds he resembles "sort of" are all straight/single comb.

 

[2txmedics]

are you sure on the "he" part...because the comb is very small like my hens!!!! Ive researched on the net and Ive seen Splash Marans online from hatcherys...and I got them from a guy that breeds them....here in town...

ok, at this age can I tell from feathers or vent if its a male/female???? OH GOSH!!!! LET ME GO GET A CLOSE UP OF HER/HIS FACE FOR THE COMB!!!!! OH GOSH

Born in March, no crowing, and no mounting of my other hens...hmmmm

 

[DTchickens]

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He has a peacomb so it will take awhile to grow "big".. But i'll show you a photo of some of mine at 2 months (3 months is bigger now, though some have combs like yours, and others are almost invisible too).

One, bad picture but you can see the comb..

And a picture of 2 of the little guys (and their sister, the brown one) pecking at some watermelon a day before the first picture.

And here they are, with mom.. Leaving to get out of the sprinkling rain after the watermelon.


ETA: Miss read, thought you were the OP

. Yours is a hen.

 

[2txmedics]

Oh Gosh, dont tell me this!!!! I already have 7 Roos and Ive been trying to get rid of them!!!!! Here are closer picture

*FINGERS CROSSED HEAVY*

 

[DTchickens]

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Yours is a hen...

 

[2txmedics]

OH THANK GOD!!!!! I just thought she was a Hen...the comb didnt look like a roos...but we dont know what she is still...???

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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She reminds me of a bantam sumatra. Sumatras are supposed to have black faces, etc. but hatchery birds are rarely ever conforming to the standard. Plus, being that she's a splash, that could mess with the genetics as well. I don't know the specifics of the breed to know what colors do to the black facial features, comb and wattle.

 

[DDtheGrasshopperRustler]

Well, one day My little girl crowed and it was very obvious that she was a he. He is very energetic and fluffs up his neck feathers and jumps at you whenever you get close, I still have no idea what breed he is. I cant get pictures cuz he jumps! His comb is red and still fairly small but he has very long tailfeathers that come down like a fountain. He is kind of slender still, He doesnt have spurs, Do all roosters get spurs?