Need a reply to my very important question!!!

[Chibbens104]

If my baby chicks start growing a comb, does that mean their male?

 

[baby-blue]

No. All chickens have a comb, including females. A larger, more boldly colored comb is typically a sign of a roo.

 

[chrissynemetz]

If you can post some pictures, someone here might be able to tell the gender.

 

[Chibbens104]

No. All chickens have a comb, including females. A larger, more boldly colored comb is typically a sign of a roo.

Well each of them are about a week old and most are already growing a comb except for the two guaranteed females we got. Some chicks have a black comb but so far most of them have a yellowish peach comb.

 

[OceanWaves]

I was told that the females grow their tail feathers first and the males take a while for their tails to appear. Maybe that would help? It worked for me.

 

[Chibbens104]

I was told that the females grow their tail feathers first and the males take a while for their tails to appear. Maybe that would help? It worked for me.

Yep everyone is growing tail feathers and have pin feathers on their back, the comb just freaks me out

 

[21hens-incharge]

With most breeds 6-8 weeks is when the males are easier to distinguish.

 

[sourland]

All chickens have combs - no need to freak out.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Agreed, all chickens have combs; there's just different types of combs (single comb, pea comb, rose comb, etc). Depending on what you have, the ones that aren't appearing to grow combs could just have a different type of comb.