Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

[debid]

Well I bought it when it was just a chick so I've raised it from a week or so old. I work at tractor supply so that's where I got it. It was suppose to be a pullet.

Unfortunately, 90% accurate also means 10% whoops. And sometimes it seems that this is an average over time and the really great, experienced sexer was sick that day so the understudy brought the average down.

 

[debid]

Im sure someone else has tried this. I did a quick and dirty experiment at work extracting DNA from feathers then doing a PCR with generic avian sex primers. It didn't work. I got terrible DNA yields from the cut feather tips. I don't want to hurt them plucking and I don't want to try to get blood. Poop could work. I know it sounds funny but if you have the resources, why not try.


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I know people pay to have their parrots DNA sexed but I doubt anyone bothers with chickens since most of them are obvious after a couple months.

I used swabs in the mouth on my kids for their DNA test (zygosity, di-di identical). Can't you swab a chick?

 

[Dezi25]

If it is really that  age it is a cockerel, oh and 

Thank he confirmed it himself last night he started to crow when I was out filling their feed and water.

 

[Susanhen]

I'd appreciate any guestimates on these guys. Supposedly all pullets
1 SLW
2 EE

3 EE

4 EE

5 Dominique

6 EE
7 Dominique

Thanks!

I don't have experience with the others, but I can almost guarantee you that the Doms are both pullets. My little girls looked identical to that at that age. The two cockerels I ended up with were much lighter and had already started developing their red combs and wattles.

 

[TattooedChicks]

Alright, I'm pretty sure these two 5-week old black bantam cochins are cockerels by the combs and behavior, but I'd like one last opinion/ kick in the pants for my denial before I list them for rehoming.

So far they have been great... to everyone except my tiniest Sebright who is half their size with all that fluff. They make a tag team game of pulling on her neck feathers.

"Boss", my leading troublemaker.

"Wiggles", always close behind.

And, does anyone want dibs on them?

 

[SamanthaLiz]

4 weeks old.

Chick #1

Chick #2

Thank you all for the help! They were purchased as mixed layers first rare, second common. Are they Roos?

 

[wafarm]

Alright, I'm pretty sure these two 5-week old black bantam cochins are cockerels by the combs and behavior, but I'd like one last opinion/ kick in the pants for my denial before I list them for rehoming.

So far they have been great... to everyone except my tiniest Sebright who is half their size with all that fluff. They make a tag team game of pulling on her neck feathers.

"Boss", my leading troublemaker.

"Wiggles", always close behind.

And, does anyone want dibs on them?

They look like roos to me! I just rehomed my black cochin rooster (who was supposed to be a frizzle pullet!) Here is is at 8 weeks.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Alright, I'm pretty sure these two 5-week old black bantam cochins are cockerels by the combs and behavior, but I'd like one last opinion/ kick in the pants for my denial before I list them for rehoming.

So far they have been great... to everyone except my tiniest Sebright who is half their size with all that fluff. They make a tag team game of pulling on her neck feathers.

"Boss", my leading troublemaker.

"Wiggles", always close behind.

And, does anyone want dibs on them?

Cockerels, I would love to have them if I wasn't so far away......

 

[Chicken Girl1]

4 weeks old.

Chick #1




Chick #2





Thank you all for the help! They were purchased as mixed layers first rare, second common. Are they Roos?

To young to say for sure but Chick #2 is definitely looking rooish

 

[kd2slm]

Bruno

Hunter

Chicken little

Nugget

Alice

Frank

Any help would be great my sil bought at tsc