I know it's early but....can anyone see a gender here yet? Buff Orp & SS

[Tretinker]

I added the poll because I like them and if you want to have a guess you can without having to put a message.

Thanks everyone!

 

[Red Horse]

I only had two as part of a mixed breed flock. Bluto, the one I thought was a rooster from day 1 (1st pic), had super thick tree trunk legs, stood more upright, was super bossy to the other chicks and didn't like being handled. Around 5-6 weeks his comb got very pink but didn't grow any more than the pullets' did.

Mr. Darcy (pic 2) was the total opposite... super affectionate and attention-seeking and always wanted held. He was small and fine-boned, or at least seemed like it next to Bluto, who was massive. I had him pegged for a pullet, then right after he came out of the coop one morning with that huge rooster hat on his head, he started sprouting big beautiful green tail feathers and crowing. He was a very pretty, gentlemanly tidbitting guy by 12 weeks.

At 12 weeks Bluto was the biggest in my flock but still had a small red comb like the other pullets, and also a pullet-looking tail.

At about 14-15 weeks Bluto's comb doubled in size overnight and he was crowing in tandem with Darcy. He got hormonal wayyy faster whereas Darcy sort of eased into it. He still doesn't have much of tail. They're 17 weeks now and he's the head guy, is mating at least three of the hens, and Mr. Darcy is a lazy lap chicken who seems happy to let him do all the work while he naps with the girls.

So you can tell that I'm bad at guessing! But the one in the last photo seems like it has nice thick legs, so I'm betting cockerel on that one!

 

[Tretinker]

I only had two as part of a mixed breed flock. Bluto, the one I thought was a rooster from day 1 (1st pic), had super thick tree trunk legs, stood more upright, was super bossy to the other chicks and didn't like being handled. Around 5-6 weeks his comb got very pink but didn't grow any more than the pullets' did.

Mr. Darcy (pic 2) was the total opposite... super affectionate and attention-seeking and always wanted held. He was small and fine-boned, or at least seemed like it next to Bluto, who was massive. I had him pegged for a pullet, then right after he came out of the coop one morning with that huge rooster hat on his head, he started sprouting big beautiful green tail feathers and crowing. He was a very pretty, gentlemanly tidbitting guy by 12 weeks.

At 12 weeks Bluto was the biggest in my flock but still had a small red comb like the other pullets, and also a pullet-looking tail.

At about 14-15 weeks Bluto's comb doubled in size overnight and he was crowing in tandem with Darcy. He got hormonal wayyy faster whereas Darcy sort of eased into it. He still doesn't have much of tail. They're 17 weeks now and he's the head guy, is mating at least three of the hens, and Mr. Darcy is a lazy lap chicken who seems happy to let him do all the work while he naps with the girls.

So you can tell that I'm bad at guessing! But the one in the last photo seems like it has nice thick legs, so I'm betting cockerel on that one!

They are handsome boys! Do they crow a great deal?
I love how chill Mr Darcy is!
Isn't it strange how chicks from the same hatch can grow so differently.
Thank you for this information it's super helpful.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

There pullets but whatever those ss are isnt a ss to light to be a ss

 

[Red Horse]

They are handsome boys! Do they crow a great deal?
I love how chill Mr Darcy is!
Isn't it strange how chicks from the same hatch can grow so differently.
Thank you for this information it's super helpful.

They usually only crow in the morning, they're both good boys in their own way. I do wish I had ended up with one SS hen though. Darcy is my buddy and I don't get in trouble with Bluto for cuddling him because he's not one of the girls. It can be so frustrating to have no real way to tell what they are until they hit puberty, but the suspense is fun too!

 

[Tretinker]

There pullets but whatever those ss are isnt a ss to light to be a ss

Thank you for your reply.

They should be, I bought them from a trusted breeder.

I've seen many images that show similar colour especially at this age. Their wings are mostly dark with white speckles. Their chests only have a smattering of feathers which are predominantly white with flecks or darker feathers but I'm confident in saying the are SS, maybe not show quality but still SS.

 

[PopoMyers]

Thank you for replying

I do love the guessing part. We have three children and didn't find out the sex of any of them. It was so much fine looking for signs and symptoms, doing the ring test etc. The family did bets on what sex we were having too. Funny I always knew though, husband would say you can't know but I did.

I have noticed the same. It's the stretched neck I've noticed my boys have done a lot and one boy was absolutely massive in comparison from day 1! Although our Wynadotte was the smallest to start with but he was a cutie.

Do you fancying having a guess?

My guess would be all pullets, although that comb on #1 looks larger, but color is still pale.

 

[Tretinker]

They usually only crow in the morning, they're both good boys in their own way. I do wish I had ended up with one SS hen though. Darcy is my buddy and I don't get in trouble with Bluto for cuddling him because he's not one of the girls. It can be so frustrating to have no real way to tell what they are until they hit puberty, but the suspense is fun too!

That's good although it is a shame you didn't get a hen.
I do wish the time we are in suspense was shorter too

 

[Tretinker]

My guess would be all pullets, although that comb on #1 looks larger, but color is still pale.

Thank you for your reply.

Yes it is a smidge larger and in RL there is no colour it is white, the camera sometimes adds a little pink to all of the chicks (including grown ones) that I can't see with the naked eye.

 

[nuthatched]

Thank you for replying, it is early but it is fun isn't it
Do you have Speckled Sussex chicks/hens?

I have 4 pullets right now, they're good birds with no sense of personal space.
What other breeds did the breeder have? The sussex chick either isn't pure or not a speckled sussex, but a cutie.