Male / Female ??? Maybe too early to tell??? **Pics**

[McGoo]

I've got a few 4 week olds - not sure if all you experts can tell their sex yet. Any ideas? Here goes

1 Black Easter Egger

2 Copper Black Marans

Notice 'bald spots' on his back

3 Buff Orpingtons
Which is male? Female?

4 Easter Egger

 

[peruvian_princess]

They all look like girls to me though it is hard to tell byt the pictures.

 

[McGoo]

Boy, that'd be great! Hope you're right!!!

 

[ChicknThief]

Looks like a bunch of ladies to me.

 

[McGoo]

What should I be looking for to tell the difference? I was looking at the bald spots on the backs of the two black ones... thinking that they had less feathers - therefore cockrels. Maybe not so?

Also, one of the BO's, it's the littlest one, has feathers coming in on the wings, but not on the back so much - so I thought male again.

They're all pretty darn young to determine. The first one has a more rosy comb than the others...but just starting to show.

Thanks

 

[normajean]

That is what I am thinking too...especially the BOs since my roos at 4 weeks have very developed combs.
The EEs are difficult since they are rose combed...but if you look closely you should be able to see 3 ridges in the comb if it is a roo. It will look like one larger ridge surrounded by two small ones.
Enjoy!

 

[McGoo]

Thanks Maybe I'll be really lucky

oops! My son was hoping for one of my 'roos'

Oh well.