Please can anyone help me with sexing these cuties?

[drumstick diva]

too young

 

[Trickylee]

too young

Thankyou

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Post pics of their combs at six weeks.

 

[BigATC]

If you have specific breeds, I think it will be easier to identify a roo earlier but if they are mixes, you may have to wait a while. I thought for sure some of ours were roos early on but I was wrong. One that I thought was a hen, having looked at a lot of photos, started crowing at about 10 weeks. There are lots of pics online and a few youtube vids that may help as well. Best of luck!

 

[Trickylee]

If you have specific breeds, I think it will be easier to identify a roo earlier but if they are mixes, you may have to wait a while. I thought for sure some of ours were roos early on but I was wrong. One that I thought was a hen, having looked at a lot of photos, started crowing at about 10 weeks. There are lots of pics online and a few youtube vids that may help as well. Best of luck!

Thankyou

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Yes I am in Aus - how can you tell? Are they Aussie chooks?

I am also in Australia
I could see the gum tree in the window

 

[Keeperofmunchkins]

If their combs stay looking the same by five weeks they are probably pullets. I'm guessing girls right now but its just a bit early.

 

[Ms. O...aka Jean]

Hello,
I am very new to owning chickens and on Oct 18, I had 4 hatch. One died and one disappeared (the little orange one in attached pic), so I have these two sleeping in the bathroom at night, as mum lost interest two days ago. In saying that, she was an amazing mother. Pics include both Mum (Plymouth) and Dad (discombobulated mix - Naked Neck, Botham Bantom and possibly a couple of others? ) I have a feeling that the Naked Neck chick is a boy (lighter, thicker legs and a bit more gumption) and I am hoping the the other a girl? Would appreciate any help. Just confused with different ways of sexing different breeds. TIA .

Hi. I watched a video on you tube yesterday on sexing chicks, you might want to try it and see if it helps. I think that it is the way they do it in hatcheries....Jean

 

[Trickylee]

I am also in Australia
I could see the gum tree in the window

Haha - easy giveaway Where about are you? I'm in North Queensland.

 

[Trickylee]

If their combs stay looking the same by five weeks they are probably pullets. I'm guessing girls right now but its just a bit early.

Thankyou, yes its really hard to read them with everything I've read. One has teeny little spurs an the other not even a bump, but the one with no bump is the more affectionate and gutsy one, which seems more true to a roo. All very confusing, but I'm enjoying them pecking at my face and hair when they are in the bathroom at night. They love flying onto me and are very curious about their new mum haha - while their other mum is now 'meh' - who are you little people lol.