Niederrheiner sexing help?

[nicolekathryn]

Hello, I have two niederrheiner chicks about 5 weeks old. Are they both cockerels?

Waiting for their brooder to be cleaned out

Darker one is standing tall on the heat plate, lighter one is perched facing front

 

[Painted Calls]

Sorry you ended up with two boys.
I kept a Craigslist ad up for almost 3 months before I rehomed one of my silkie boys. I kept updating it with really great photos and eventually someone wanted him.

I advertised one as "The Spawn of Satan" and had a couple contact me the very next day.

If Greg could find a good home, any cockerel can. It's been 2 years and they still send me photos.

 

[nicolekathryn]

Look how pretty they are getting!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Thanks for your help. I'm bummed.

If your plan is rehoming, hopefully you will have an easier time at least! I bet if you throw some pics of them on your local facebook group with some pics of adults of that breed and your chicks someone will be interested! They're beautiful

 

[nicolekathryn]

If your plan is rehoming, hopefully you will have an easier time at least! I bet if you throw some pics of them on your local facebook group with some pics of adults of that breed and your chicks someone will be interested! They're beautiful

Good idea! I might give them a couple more weeks and then do that.

 

[nicolekathryn]

Update: here they are at about 11 weeks. No bites on the rehoming front yet. My daughter still wants to believe the lighter one is a hen.

 

[Painted Calls]

Update: here they are at about 11 weeks. No bites on the rehoming front yet. My daughter still wants to believe the lighter one is a hen. View attachment 2773031View attachment 2773032

They are both definitely cockerels. No doubts.

Keep trying. It's hard but it can be done.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Sorry you ended up with two boys.
I kept a Craigslist ad up for almost 3 months before I rehomed one of my silkie boys. I kept updating it with really great photos and eventually someone wanted him.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

So handsome! Thanks for the update

 

[my gang eats grass]

Looks like both are cockerels.