Serama sexing— HELP!

[MontmorenciCoop]

I don't enjoy reading murder mysteries because I hate looking for clues but I'll see if I can't piece this together...

#1 - Cockerel
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#2 - Pullet
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#3 - Pullet (with the information that it is much older than the other birds...)
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#4 - Pullet (with the information that it is much older than the other birds...)
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#5 - Cockerel
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#6 - Pullet
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#7 - Cockerel? (the picture is not the best for sexing purposes...)
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#8 - Pullet
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It would be exceedingly helpful if you could go in and put the age/approximate age of each bird when the photo was taken, next to the photo of the bird. 1-4 I'd guess are between 2-3 months in the photos. 5-8 look to be between 1-1.5 months.

Perhaps @Faraday40 and @homeschoolin momma would like to take a stab at them.

I’ll do what I can for ages, sorry. I’m new to this and not sure all the info needed when sexing. Thank you.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Yeah these 4 I am so confused on, they’re supposed to be lik

I don't think these guys are 2 months. I would say about 3 weeks, maybe 4 tops. They have a lot of baby fuzz on their bodies. Their sex will be harder to tell. The jerk one very well may be a boy based on behavior.

So my gender input:
1. Boy
2,3,4 girls
5,6,7 to difficult to just tell quite yet, but leaning boy.
8. Looks like a girl.
50/50 isn't too bad. My last broodys hatch 2 months ago was 6 and 2. That's 6 boys and 2 girls. Not sure what I'm going to do with them!

I'm also tagging @Faraday40.

 

[MontmorenciCoop]

#1
My assumption- Cockerel
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#2
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#3
My assumption- Hen
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#4
My assumption- Hen
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These are the 4 I have no clue. I could guess but I’m not even going to assume lol.


#5
Maybe a roo, because it’s a total jerk.
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#8
Praying this one is a little girl. I’m obsessed with her. But she perches high.
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I don't think these guys are 2 months. I would say about 3 weeks, maybe 4 tops. They have a lot of baby fuzz on their bodies. Their sex will be harder to tell. The jerk one very well may be a boy based on behavior.

So my gender input:
1. Boy
2,3,4 girls
5,6,7 to difficult to just tell quite yet, but leaning boy.
8. Looks like a girl.
50/50 isn't too bad. My last broodys hatch 2 months ago was 6 and 2. That's 6 boys and 2 girls. Not sure what I'm going to do with them!

I'm also tagging @Faraday40.

I appreciate the input, but I know for a fact they’re all older than 3-4 weeks. ONLY because I’ve had them longer than that, otherwise I’d fully agree with you. I’ve had the last 4 for about a month and a half, and they were “5-6 weeks” then, I’m quoting because that’s what I was told. Lol, if at the very least they were 1-2 weeks when I got them they would still have to be almost 2 months. But the breeder had them outside when I got them, that’s why I assumed she was correct with the 5-6 weeks.

here’s a photo of them I took today all together so you can see size difference. The roo is about 3 months from what that breeder told me, which seems about right. But again, I have no clue. I just know when I got them and there’s no way they were 1-2 weeks then since they were feathered and not on heat, but again… I don’t know. It’s so confusing to me.

 

[MontmorenciCoop]

Here are the photos when I got them, maybe if someone can tell approximate age of them here then I’d know how old they actually are since I’ve had them for 1.5 months. Ughhh. Sorry everyone! (And yes, the little jerk was unwell when I got it, but fixed it all up!)

 

[MontmorenciCoop]

I don't think these guys are 2 months. I would say about 3 weeks, maybe 4 tops. They have a lot of baby fuzz on their bodies. Their sex will be harder to tell. The jerk one very well may be a boy based on behavior.

So my gender input:
1. Boy
2,3,4 girls
5,6,7 to difficult to just tell quite yet, but leaning boy.
8. Looks like a girl.
50/50 isn't too bad. My last broodys hatch 2 months ago was 6 and 2. That's 6 boys and 2 girls. Not sure what I'm going to do with them!

I'm also tagging @Faraday40.

Okay so here’s my next question, I have silkies… and I have 26, 3 of which are roosters, they all get along just fine.
Are Seramas the same? Or will the Roos fight? Even if there’s enough girls? I’m being told they’ll kill eachother regardless. I don’t want to have to rehome my babies, I love them all.

I’m sorry about your ratio of hatching! That is sucky. I’m not doing the greatest here since I’m not hatching and I’m just trying to start a little Serama family and I’m at 50/50 haha

 

[Tonyroo]

Which do you think are females?

Picture #2,6,8

 

[MontmorenciCoop]

Picture #2,6,8

I’ll take it lol, thank you.

 

[Tonyroo]

Okay so here’s my next question, I have silkies… and I have 26, 3 of which are roosters, they all get along just fine.
Are Seramas the same? Or will the Roos fight? Even if there’s enough girls? I’m being told they’ll kill eachother regardless. I don’t want to have to rehome my babies, I love them all.

I’m sorry about your ratio of hatching! That is sucky. I’m not doing the greatest here since I’m not hatching and I’m just trying to start a little Serama family and I’m at 50/50 haha

The males will squabble but make sure you give them a large space to live in and provide 3 roost at different heights.

These were the ones I hatched last year. I kept them in the house too long, 3+ months.

 

[MontmorenciCoop]

The males will squabble but make sure you give them a large space to live in and provide 3 roost at different heights.

These were the ones I hatched last year. I kept them in the house too long, 3+ months.
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Oh my goodness they’re cute!

 

[ColtHandorf]

Are Seramas the same? Or will the Roos fight? Even if there’s enough girls? I’m being told they’ll kill eachother regardless. I don’t want to have to rehome my babies, I love them all.

Males will behave like males of any other breed. I keep mine together.