How to tell male red jungle fowl from female red jungle fowl

[RedJungleFowl]

i was thinking about getting some rjf from my uncle and i wanted a rooster and 2 hen but im scared he might get all male and all female so how would u tell them apart and is it like how u sex brown leghorn because i think brown leghorn are sex by the dark strip on thier back right thanks

 

[centrarchid]

I can not sex red jungle fowl based on plummage until they are close to 8 weeks of age, much later than with domestics.



See series below of a handreared RJF x American Game cockerel. All pictures of same bird. Indoor shots not so good because of light source used.



Both sexes similar at 2 days post-hatch.

Eightweeks post-hatch. Cockerels and pullets still similar although a single colored feather evident in middle of shoulder. Games would generally be easy to tell apart by this time color would be all over.

About 14 weeks.

About 20 weeks.

About 22 weeks.

About 28 weeks.

 

[RedJungleFowl]

Oh well I thought u could because brown leghorn are sex like that