5 weeks still allows wiggle room for cockerel traits to develop, but yours do look like pullets at this point. Vent sexing that the hatcheries use is more of an art than a science, and requires a great deal of training. Most hatcheries claim a 90% accuracy rate, but how would you know if that's true? EEs seem to have more mistakes (according to the chicken guy at my feed store based on returns), maybe due to more variation in the "breed" or maybe the really good experienced sexing person retired.
Too young to be sure, but that first one sure looks like a cockerel.Ok friends....one of my mutt chicks looks like a creature! What kind of chicken is this? Pretty sure he's a Lil roo.3 weeks old.
This little one is 2 weeks old and was sprouting tail pin feathers at 1 week...hoping female on this one...what do y'all think?
Age? Do you have a barred rooster, or only barred hens?So we hatched these guys/ gals our selves but they are mixed breeds wich is making it hard for us to tell gender!
5 weeks still allows wiggle room for cockerel traits to develop, but yours do look like pullets at this point. Vent sexing that the hatcheries use is more of an art than a science, and requires a great deal of training. Most hatcheries claim a 90% accuracy rate, but how would you know if that's true? EEs seem to have more mistakes (according to the chicken guy at my feed store based on returns), maybe due to more variation in the "breed" or maybe the really good experienced sexing person retired.You can get autosexing breeds, where the sex can be determined by the color of the chick right after hatching. But even then, I have heard of a few mistakes. Poor roosters. I really like them, but the noise is hard to deal with. Especially at dark-thirty.
The Easter Egger is definitely male. The Olive Egger is most likely male, but give it another couple weeks to be sure.Updated pics to verify
BCM x born April 29thish
EE born April 29thish
BCM born May 13th
Olive Egger born May 14th
TIA for the help!
