need help on the boy girl thing

[prayerkat]

Here are my chicks. I had bought 2 silkie bantys, 2 white laced black polish, and 2 ameraucana bantys. one of my ameraucana's started facing off and picking fights... so I figured him a rooster and gave him away. The guy who came and got him said he was a rooster ... that you can tell by that bump on the legs where a spur would be. These guys are around 5 weeks old I guess...... anyhow...... I looked at the rest of them tonight... they all have bumps on thier legs. But then so do my adult hens that are laying!
So I am confused.

ok so #1 is my ameraucana...its gray and reddish buff ... nice and docile too. #2 is my bigger black polish and #3 is my bigger reddish silkie... they are bigger than the other two the same breed cause the littler ones had plugged vents when i got them so they had a rough 3-4 days. Atleast thats what I was thinking since they did not grow as large right from the start.

#4 is the smaller black polish and #5 is the xsmaller buffish looking silkie. The silkies also have black spots on thier wing feathers. Are they special for anything??

Thanks for your input.. I am really not wanting to have to get rid of them... but will if they are roosters.

 

[mangled]

I can't really say from the pictures, but I can say this...you cannot sex by that little bump on their legs. Every chick has that little bump, and as you said, so do the hens.

Your pic 1 - the Ameraucana is looking a bit red around the wattles for a 5 week old. #1 would be a roo, by my guess.

Good luck with the rest.
Em

 

[Bec]

I would say #1 a boy..I see redness there too.

#2 girl, #4 boy--I think...

I am no good sexing silkies, but these are just my guesses...

 

[speckledhen]

Sounds like that guy was trying to pull one over on you, unfortunately. All chickens have a little bump where roosters eventually grow spurs. And they all face off and spar, even the pullets.

 

[prayerkat]

yea i am feeling silly now... well I will just keep these until I know for sure... when they crow or lay eggs! hehe!
they are all great together... and keep very busy catching bugs! very friendly bunch too!
Thanks for your input!
Kat