Sexing buff brahmas

[Kimmyk80]

Is there a specific trait I need to look for when sexing my 9 week old buff brahmas? None of them have any signs of comb or wattle development, so I have been looking at their tails. I tried to get pics, but they look so much alike that I can't tell which ones I have taken and which ones I haven't. 8-|

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Ah, I see. Well, male and female specific saddle feathers won't start coming in until chicken puberty, around 12-13 weeks. Tail carriage doesn't indicate gender.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

they all look like pullets to me. Not sure why you're looking at the tails?

 

[Gray Farms]

Yep pullet. A cockerel would have a dark orange patch on the upper wing a this age.

 

[bigzio]

I also agree that they look like pullets....no indication of cockerels from what I can see.

bigz

 

[cstephens1987]

Hard to judge without pics. Brahma can be slow to mature as they're a large bird

 

[Kimmyk80]

I think
Cockerel
Pullet
Cockerel
Pullet
Pullet
cockerel
But I’m not very confident in my judgement.

 

[Kimmyk80]

they all look like pullets to me. Not sure why you're looking at the tails?

I had read on another chicken info site that you can sex young chickens by looking at their saddle feathers. According to what I read, longer saddle feathers and a higher tail depicts a cockerel, and shorter saddle feathers and a flatter tail depicts a female. I’m new to the chicken world, so I’m learning by trial and error;-) Thanks for the input!

 

[Kimmyk80]

Ah, I see. Well, male and female specific saddle feathers won't start coming in until chicken puberty, around 12-13 weeks. Tail carriage doesn't indicate gender.

I would be ecstatic if they were all pullets! I love their demeanors<3

 

[cstephens1987]

Need clearer pictures of the face at this age. I can't really tell from these as they're kind of blurry and far away