Looking for some advice. I have 3 BCM's and 5 BO's that I hatched myself. They're about 5 weeks old. Are there any physical markers I can be looking for to know their sexes at this point?
You can show me a picture and I can tell you what I think on the BCM's.
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According to UC Davis Veterinary Care Program.
Physical Characteristics (4-6 weeks of age)
a. Comb The cockerels comb is medium size and pinkish, the pullets is small and yellowish.
b. Legs The cockerels legs are sturdy and long, the pullets are finer and shorter.
c. Tail The cockerels tail is stumpy and curved, the pullets is longer and straight.
d. Back The cockerel has a thin line of stub feathers down the center of his back, the pullet has more advanced feathering along the center of her back.
e. Side of neck, flank and crop The feathering in the cockerel in these areas is poorly advanced, the pullets feathering in these areas is well advanced.
f. Wing bows In the cockerel the wing bows are bare, in pullets the wing bows are covered with small feathers.
Chicky Tocks posted that she has noticed on BCM's that the females tend to have more black on their beak. No idea if it's accurate, but so far, it appears to be true for mine.