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Age is always an important note to make when looking at gender clues. The first poster should not have saddle feathers showing yet. But usually around 12 weeks + they are great indicator in *most* breeds (except Seabright and a few others)... How old?I was looking on here and found your chicks to look like one of my chicks.. shes a barnyard mix, she seem like one or can anyone tell? sorry and "agatha" looks cockerel
9 weeks old in this picture. I'm about to share their pictures from yesterday at 10 weeks old.Looks like a cockerel to me. How old?
Hi there, welcome to BYC!
According to feather pattern (blotchy lacing instead of clear) on the first one and waddle size on the second one... I would say BOTH are cockerels.
However, it could be poor genetics causing the lack of lacing since there is no sign of comb or waddles in the first pic.
Something looks a bit off on these birds. The one sporting the waddles almost appears to be sporting a beard or a hint of muffs... where did they come from?
Age is always an important note to make when looking at gender clues. The first poster should not have saddle feathers showing yet. But usually around 12 weeks + they are great indicator in *most* breeds (except Seabright and a few others)... How old?
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X2At this point it is the irregular lacing and large amount of white coloration that points to cockerels. At this age, it is all a bit of speculation, but both birds are colored very similarly. However, hatchery quality SLWs don't always have the greatest coloration and lacing, nor do birds this young in general, which I why I say there's still potential of a female, though currently the signs the point to male for both.