Sexing day old BR chicks??? help? *PICS*

[speckledhen]

You may just coincidentally have two pullets with larger than normal headspots. In a couple weeks, you'll be able to tell more, ticks.

 

[beefy]

i think you are probably safe, if they have dark on the front of the leg. although they do have larger headspots, they are still dark and not as silvery as the boys tend to be. i had some with huge headspots that were girls.

 

[ticks]

Thanks.

I really hope they are. If I know 100% that they are Roosters, I don't think I could enjoy them as much knowing I would have to get rid of one.

 

[speckledhen]

I bet beefster is right, so don't worry. I have had more girls with big headspots than boys with black legs, so you are more likely to have a boyish-looking pullet than a pullet-looking boy, if you know what I'm saying.

 

[ticks]

Thank you Cyn! Your help is very appreciated! Yours too Beefy.

 

[chickenguysmom]

Sorry to butt in and this may be of no help to y'all but I bookmarked this about sexing Dominiques. It has examples about what y'all are talking about the compact head spots, "frosting" and leg colors to determine sexes and think is may be similar to what y'all are talking about.

http://www.dominiquechicken.com/Sexing_Dominique_chicks.html

Hope it helps!

 

[jossanne]

I have a friend who just got 5 BR's in her rainbow layer order from McMurray. All of their head spots look like that. Don't worry, the two are probably girls. Not sure what the other baby is, but I'm not seeing any spot at all...

 

[speckledhen]

That's the article I was trying to link to earlier, ticks! Must have messed up somehow or the site was temporarily down. Anyway, take a look at the pics in that article.

 

[ticks]

The legs are not that bright on the males