How to Sex California White Chicks

[ArcticMermaid]

I have 6 california white chicks 4 have spots on them and 2 don't. They are 2 days old in the pictures below one solid yellow is bigger and the wings are different it is only a few hours older than the other 5. The other 5 wings are all the same by the pictures can anyone tell me the sex of my chicks. The bigger chick is the one facing the water jar its wings is the following picture and the other 5's wings are like the last picture

 

[Michael OShay]

Your California White chicks are too young to sex at this point. I would suggest re-posting their pics in a couple of months. By then the cockerels' combs should be reddening up and their gender should be should be much more obvious.

 

[ArcticMermaid]

okay I was told that wing feathers would point to sex now

 

[donrae]

I agree, they're too young. The spots aren't linked to the gender of the birds at all. I'm not sure what cross made your birds so I don't know if they can be feather sexed at all.

 

[TillyPeeps]

If they are real california white, which is from leghorn x california grey, then they should be all females, because males are barred and females are white with black dots.

 

[ArcticMermaid]

If they are real california white, which is from leghorn x california grey, then they should be all females, because males are barred and females are white with black dots.

They are supposed to be true california whites not hatchery stock

 

[ArcticMermaid]

I agree, they're too young. The spots aren't linked to the gender of the birds at all. I'm not sure what cross made your birds so I don't know if they can be feather sexed at all.

california grey roo over white leghorn hens

 

[TillyPeeps]

california grey roo over white leghorn hens

Only white leghorn roo over california grey hen will generate sex link chicks. If they are from california grey roo over white leghorn hens, then they are not sexable as day old chicks.

 

[Michael OShay]

If they are real california white, which is from leghorn x california grey, then they should be all females, because males are barred and females are white with black dots.

California Whites are not sex linked as it is the males which are California Greys and the females which are White Leghorns. To be sex linked the female must be the barred breed (California Grey in this case) but that is not how California Whites are bred.

 

[Michael OShay]

okay I was told that wing feathers would point to sex now

Wing feather sexing is not reliable in this case for the reasons outlined in the following post: http://blog.mypetchicken.com/2014/09/30/chick-wing-feather-sexing/ Wing feather sexing is only accurate if you know that the chick's father was a fast-feathering breed and the mother was a slow feathering breed. (http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2014/06/how-to-sex-chickens-male-or-female-hen.html).