Ok, so my chicks are now 8 weeks old. Any ideas??? Probably males?

[KiwiChickenGirl2020]

Okay everyone, so they are eight week weeks old tomorrow. Any ideas? The white one hasn't really got a tail yet ( could it be a girl? ) but then it has thick legs, and biggish feet. The buff one has a red comb and sometimes a red face and wattles ( that doesn't necessarily mean it's a cockerel does it? ). The buff one does not really look like a boy apart from the red comb. It's body looks like a female body ( like the black one's body in the pictures below ). Is it still too early to tell? I would really appreciate anyone else's opinion! I hope they are both girls, the buff one always looks like a female, and has really rounded neck feathers!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They look like mixed breed cockerel.

 

[KiwiChickenGirl2020]

They look like mixed breed cockerel.

So they're most likely males?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

So they're most likely males?

With those combs at 8 weeks that would be my guess. Rooster specific feathers don't generally show up until 3-5 months.

 

[KiwiChickenGirl2020]

With those combs at 8 weeks that would be my guess. Rooster specific feathers don't generally show up until 3-5 months.

Alright, Thanks so much!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I think it is too early to be sure. Repost at 12 weeks if you still have doubts then!

 

[Tonyroo]

You should wait till they grow some more to be absolutely sure.

 

[KiwiChickenGirl2020]

I think it is too early to be sure. Repost at 12 weeks if you still have doubts then!

Alright, I will! Thanks!

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Could we get good pics of the black one? At this moment in time I think the white is a boy and the buff is a girl. As other have said it is still kind of early. It will be MUCH more obvious at around 12 weeks.

 

[KiwiChickenGirl2020]

You should wait till they grow some more to be absolutely sure.

Ok. Thank you!