Pullets??

[Meredithlily]

These are suppose to be all pullets from a hatchery..... any help with feather detail??? I'm new to this, so any help please. I know they are young, but I've seen people look at Feathers or markings....
Barred rock
Easter Egger
Golden laced Wyandotte
Blue Laced red Wyandotte
Cream legbar

 

[537264]

There are several threads on BYC about sexing chicks. I think most are under breeds. If you don't want to browse through the topics, Google "(whichever breed you have) sexing" and generally the BYC thread will come up.
The only ones I know for sure as chicks are the Barred Rock. A lot of the others you have to wait until the feathers come in.

 

[cmom]

@Meredithlily and @Layininohio Here is a good site to aid in identifying chicks.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKBabyChicks.html

 

[debid]

Those are all vent sexed with the exception of the Legbar. A Legbar male has a light spot on his chipmunk head like a barred Rock has and will be overall paler than the females.

At this point, the rest will be guesses so I'd just wait until 4-6 weeks and then ask about any you're worrying over. Hatcheries get vent sexing right 90% of the time so it's really not worth stressing about.

 

[Meredithlily]

OK thank you. I was worried about the Barred rock after reading about the spot on head. But the wings and little tail Feathers look pulley.

 

[debid]

OK thank you. I was worried about the Barred rock after reading about the spot on head. But the wings and little tail Feathers look pulley.

Most of the hints on sexing young chicks by appearance are based on subtleties that you need a large group of the same thing to notice. And even then, there are plenty of maybes and enough exceptions that it's really only useful in situations where accuracy is of no great importance. Then there are the myths and misapplied information... So, I just wait for the tried and true signs of male/female specific patterning or early comb/wattle development before I suspect anything is amiss.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

They are too young to sex. Post pics of their combs at 6 weeks.