R3M1X
Chirping
Sooo my chicks always throw me for a loop. They are either late bloomers or quick growers. In March I hatched three chicks and was certain I hatched two cockerels and one pullet, but turns out (after they turned 2.5 or 3 months the black cockerel was actually a black pullet) her comb and wattle grew faster than my other hens and pullets had grown. Now she grew into her wattle and comb so she looks like a proper girl.
Now on to my new chicks that hatch in June...
So I had one or two that were greatly larger than the others to start off with. They had larger combs than the rest even as a week old chick similar to my black pullet. So I am starting to think I should try to sex them with their feathers instead? When I first was trying to sex them I determined that they were all pullets, but I also figured there is a large margin of error on my part since I am still learning.
Below: the black, light silver, and gray with dark head, also the blurry speedster but obviously that is hard to determine lol. I am confident the black one is a pullet. I think the silver one is also a pullet but with a large comb. The two dual colored are Sapphire Gem mixes (same with the black) they are the ones that have always had large combs and they look like cockerels but I just need confirmation. Though the best confirmation would probably be when they are older lol
Below: a better picture of the silver one.
How can I tell by using their feathers?
Now on to my new chicks that hatch in June...
So I had one or two that were greatly larger than the others to start off with. They had larger combs than the rest even as a week old chick similar to my black pullet. So I am starting to think I should try to sex them with their feathers instead? When I first was trying to sex them I determined that they were all pullets, but I also figured there is a large margin of error on my part since I am still learning.
Below: the black, light silver, and gray with dark head, also the blurry speedster but obviously that is hard to determine lol. I am confident the black one is a pullet. I think the silver one is also a pullet but with a large comb. The two dual colored are Sapphire Gem mixes (same with the black) they are the ones that have always had large combs and they look like cockerels but I just need confirmation. Though the best confirmation would probably be when they are older lol
Below: a better picture of the silver one.
How can I tell by using their feathers?