New to Chicks - Boy or Girl??

[snikka1978]

Hi, I've never had chicks before and every day we are changing our thoughts of what these 2 might be from boy to girl back to boy. I'm thinking boys. Any guesses????

 

[junebuggena]

Too young to tell. Give them a few more weeks. Most of the time, males are pretty obvious by about 8 weeks old.

 

[snikka1978]

 

[shortgrass]

Look like pullets, but keep an eye on the black one; is it an Australorp?

How old are they? I can't tell size, but they look about 4 weeks old?

 

[snikka1978]

The White is 5 weeks and the black 4 weeks. They are a light sussex and a silver sussex.

 

[casiphia]

My red one took for ever to say girl. It even tried even tried to crow back in Sept. Sent a pick to a lady who raises chickens in early October and she said it's a rooster. So the name went from Ginger to George, back to Ginger then George again and finally when I found out what she was doing and asked on here and researched. She squatted which only females do. So it's a Ginger and she's been laying eggs along with another chicken.

This is Ginger!

We have had all 5 of our chickens since June and it took this long to finally find out. I'm a beginner too!

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm thinking cockerel on the black one, but it is too young to be sure.

 

[shortgrass]

I'd be watching the black one too... It's comb is fairly pronounced for being a week younger than the obvious pullet; The white one is definitely a pullet

 

[snikka1978]

Yes the black one is a concern. It's tail hasn't come in like the whit ones did.

 

[drumstick diva]

I'd watch the black one, I think he is a cockerel in the making.