Need help figuring out the genders to my peachicks!

[debbiexdeby]

Hi! I’m new here and have gotten so much help so far with raising my peachicks, but figuring out if they’re male or female is kind of confusing I have 3 black shoulder, 2 pied, and 1 white. All the pictures are of the separate peachicks, some seem really close in colour but I’ve been able to differentiate between them I think I might have one male black shoulder, and both pied might also be male? I’ve seen some of them display a couple times but wasn’t sure if females did it also? The white peachick is probably a whole different story due to not being able to tell because the patterns are mostly in the feathers, so any help with that one is greatly appreciated as well! They’re about 2 months old as well! Thank you so much!

 

[KsKingBee]

Pied cock, Pied I can't tell from the shadows, White you will need to DNA test. BS hen, BS cock, and BS hen.

 

[debbiexdeby]

Pied cock, Pied I can't tell from the shadows, White you will need to DNA test. BS hen, BS cock, and BS hen.

Thank you so much! I had the same thoughts! The other pied looks exactly like the first one, so I’m pretty sure it’s a boy as well! I’ll definitely be testing the white one, thank you!

 

[Midnightman14]

All of them appear to be spaldings too.

 

[debbiexdeby]

All of them appear to be spaldings too.

That’s a good thing right? Sorry, I’m new to this and from what I’ve read and seen, spaldings are crossbred peacocks?

 

[PuraStar]

That’s a good thing right? Sorry, I’m new to this and from what I’ve read and seen, spaldings are crossbred peacocks?

It means that they are some % of green peafowl mixed in with the IB

 

[debbiexdeby]

It means that they are some % of green peafowl mixed in with the IB

Oh thank you! They must look really pretty when they’re older

 

[old biddy]

Pied cock, Pied I can't tell from the shadows, White you will need to DNA test. BS hen, BS cock, and BS hen.

how can you tell the BS are hen, cock and hen? And what tells you they are spaulding?

 

[KsKingBee]

how can you tell the BS are hen, cock and hen? And what tells you they are spaulding?

If you study the pics of the BS chicks it will become obvious. Look at the cocks back and for the tiny triangles in the black feathers on the shield. Both of the hens are generally lighter in color. I did not mention Spaulding but there are so few IB's left it is a pretty good guess that these are also carrying some green blood although very little.

 

[PuraStar]

Here is a female and male at the same age
male

Female