Is this a Rooster or Hen, also the breed....

[rod5591]

These two gray chicks are about a week old. Its amazing they survived since they hatched with two broody hens in attendance, and both hens have been vying for the honor of raising these chicks. Can anyone tell if these two chicks' are going to be roosters or hens at this young age? Also, they look like Easter Eggers to me, but what do you think? Choices are Rhode island Reds, Black Marans, Black austrolourps, Easter Egger, and Delaware. I have never seen gray chicks before--are they common?

 

[nuthatched]

It's far, far to early too tell gender, try again in 8 weeks. A girl chicken under a year is a pullet, A boy under a year is a cockerel.

 

[3KillerBs]

Choices are Rhode island Reds, Black Marans, Black austrolourps, Easter Egger, and Delaware. I have never seen gray chicks before--are they common?

Photos of the potential parents?

Grey chickens are called "blue" and I personally have some Easter Eggers/Olive Eggers who have blue in their patterning.

This girl in particular:

See her grey beard and tail?

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Agree to early to tell gender. But they are cute as a button!

 

[rod5591]

These two gray chicks are about a week old. Its amazing they survived since they hatched with two broody hens in attendance, and both hens have been vying for the honor of raising these chicks. Can anyone tell if these two chicks' are going to be roosters or hens at this young age? Also, they look like Easter Eggers to me, but what do you think? Choices are Rhode island Reds, Black Marans, Black austrolourps, Easter Egger, and Delaware. I have never seen gray chicks before--are they common?

If you look at their wings, one chicks wings are still 1 inch stubs while the other’s are 3 inches with black feathers. One photo shows the difference well. According to my wife, the chick with the long wings is a cockerel and the one with the short wings is a pullet.

 

[3KillerBs]

If you look at their wings, one chicks wings are still 1 inch stubs while the other’s are 3 inches with black feathers. One photo shows the difference well. According to my wife, the chick with the long wings is a cockerel and the one with the short wings is a pullet.

Feather sexing is only accurate for birds who were specifically bred to be sexable that way.

 

[rod5591]

Feather sexing is only accurate for birds who were specifically bred to be sexable that way.

Well, I’m not going to tell my wife she is wrong! There’s a 50% chance she’s right!

 

[3KillerBs]

Well, I’m not going to tell my wife she is wrong! There’s a 50% chance she’s right!

 

[NatJ]

Well, I’m not going to tell my wife she is wrong! There’s a 50% chance she’s right!

I agree, she's got a 50% chance of being right.

And there would be little point in arguing over it now, when you will have to wait several weeks to tell gender by any more reliable method.

 

[rod5591]

Thinking about it. 2 chicks hatched the same day. One with short wing feathers and one with long wing feathers. It makes sense the one with the short wing feathers is the pullet and the one with the long wing feathers is the cockerel. So I agree with my wife.