i was hoping someone might be able to tell me if this is to early to tell whether my 2 chicks i bought might become cockrels or if it is just a pecking order thing and one or both could be hens? (as you can tell, i'm a newbie at this.) i got back earlier today from a swap and have two very cute, 2 week old chicks. one a plym rock mixed with a silkie, and the other a buff orp crossed with a silkie. both have wonderful colors showing already. i noticed that they seem to be affectionate most of the time to each other, then they started 'kick boxing' with each other and seem to be doing it every few minutes while one or the other is eating at the food dish. is this a sign that they are going to be cockrels or is it a pecking order that even pullets would display at this age? thanks for any help with this!
Do you have any pictures you could upload and share with us? That often helps a lot with questions like this. (Remember, as a member here, you have free image storage space right on this site! ).
Both baby cockerels and pullets will play fight, do the chest bumping, feet kicking thing. It's not an accurate guide for judging sex in the young ones.
Nice pics. It's hard to tell until they get a little more of their feathers , but I think it may be just establishing their pecking order. Time will tell.
