I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

[NicsChick]

Hi! I purchased several chicks (all supposed to be female) from my pet chicken, and now the chicks are about 8.5 weeks old. I know they do vent sexing but there is still a little bit of room for error. So we have three Easter Eggers one of them has got a very prominent comb and tends to kind of be a bully of the bunch. So we're starting to think she might be a he. I've included several pictures so please let me know what your opinion is. Thank you in advance!

 

[Lochloosachicks]

Any idea what these two 11 week old polish are? One is a lot bigger so I'm thinking a roo, but I have no idea how to tell with this breed.

 

[Chillen with the quacks]

These are the same types that I have and I have a definite rooster but the rest have short combs

 

[Chillen with the quacks]

These are the same types that I have and I have a definite rooster but the rest have short combs

Oops was supposed to be for first comment

 

[itspebbl]

Any idea what these two 11 week old polish are? One is a lot bigger so I'm thinking a roo, but I have no idea how to tell with this breed.

Nothing is screaming cockerel right now. From what I understand, in Polish, a cockerel's crest will be more unkempt and long, while a pullet's is better defined and neat. Also, a cockerel would have long saddle and sickle feathers developing at the base of the tail, while your birds do not, from what I see.

 

[itspebbl]

Hi! I purchased several chicks (all supposed to be female) from my pet chicken, and now the chicks are about 8.5 weeks old. I know they do vent sexing but there is still a little bit of room for error. So we have three Easter Eggers one of them has got a very prominent comb and tends to kind of be a bully of the bunch. So we're starting to think she might be a he. I've included several pictures so please let me know what your opinion is. Thank you in advance!

That's a cockerel. The comb is large and red for an 8.5 week EE, and he also has the long, droopy saddle feathers developing

 

[Lochloosachicks]

I didn't see any difference in the feathers either. The only thing making me wonder is that one is always standing taller and more upright than the other, and larger. It also acts like the boss and squawks when the little one is too far away or not in sight. That and what are the chances I would get 2 pullets out of an unsexed pair, lol. Thank you for your input!

 

[itspebbl]

There will always be a more dominant one, so what you are seeing could just be the bigger one being dominant over the smaller.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hi! I purchased several chicks (all supposed to be female) from my pet chicken, and now the chicks are about 8.5 weeks old. I know they do vent sexing but there is still a little bit of room for error. So we have three Easter Eggers one of them has got a very prominent comb and tends to kind of be a bully of the bunch. So we're starting to think she might be a he. I've included several pictures so please let me know what your opinion is. Thank you in advance!

Cockerel

Any idea what these two 11 week old polish are? One is a lot bigger so I'm thinking a roo, but I have no idea how to tell with this breed.

I don't see any obvious cockerels

 

[Heather Navarro]

Anyone interested in attempting to sex these juvenile silkies. Can get better pics if needed.