sexing bantam cochins!?!?!?

[chicken head34]

Hi,

at what age is it more accurate to sex bantam cochins? The lady i bought them from sexed them by how long there toes where, but i heard that wasent that accurate. I think there still maybe a little to young(2 months old) , but i dont know these are my first chicks!

thanx!!!!

 

[they'reHISchickens]

My DD and I have about 30 young ones at the moment- 4-5 weeks old. We are going on the theory that the pullets feather out soonest. Time will tell if that is correct. If it is correct, I have 9 cockerels and 1 pullet running around in the grass here.

 

[Megs]

with my cochins the pullets always feather up faster, a lot of the boys are sad looking because their back feathers come in so slowly. by about 4 weeks i can tell sex based on comb development, the boys will have larger combs that are noticibly more red.

 

[jossanne]

Almost always by 3 weeks I can tell males from females based on comb development. Wish there was an earlier way, but I haven't found it.

 

[chicken head34]

they'reHISchickens :

My DD and I have about 30 young ones at the moment- 4-5 weeks old. We are going on the theory that the pullets feather out soonest. Time will tell if that is correct. If it is correct, I have 9 cockerels and 1 pullet running around in the grass here.

well if this is true then ill have 1 pullet and a cockeral

... The one that i think is a pullet have alot more feathering on the feet then the other one and is getting feathers faster!!!! Great may have to find new names!