Possible Pullet?

[Muser]

Hi all,

I have a 1 week old Barn yard mix chick bought as a hatching egg under my broody hen. All these chicks I got except 1 are random mixes, but I was wondering if the pattern method can still work even in cross breeds?

It has a cream band all the way down it's back and the darker beige lines either side. I saw this similar patterning (different colour though) in my previous chicks which were sex-linked Legbars so we knew they were female (well, hoped with confidence).

I can't find too much information about it outside of this website: https://layinghens.hendrix-genetics.com/en/articles/color_sexing-in-day_old_chicks/
This also shows this image near the top as being a female due to genetics. This is very similar in colour and the width of the band, so just wondering if this could still apply in a BYM or if this is just another complete guess since the genetics are thrown!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Nope, that method only works on chicks that are specifically bred for it, sorry. At six to eight weeks you can usually tell gender.

 

[Muser]

Nope, that method only works on chicks that are specifically bred for it, sorry. At six to eight weeks you can usually tell gender.

Fab, thanks for the info, I thought this might be the case, but you can never tell, especially in these BYM - I love it but torture myself for weeks guessing