Sexing help?

[lemmy24]

Hi guys,1st hatch here and want to get it right!could anyone help me identify sex of my cream leg bars ?
Many thanks in advance...

 

[featheredplanets]

Look like 3 pullets and 1 cockerel to me

BUT, I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of having 4 pullets. You should know soon if the suspect gets plain black and white feathers

 

[lemmy24]

Thanks I thought the same, but wanted To check with the group!

 

[The Happster]

@featheredplanets what markings are typical of the girls? Is the boy the one on the left in the first photo? Just curious.

 

[featheredplanets]

@featheredplanets what markings are typical of the girls? Is the boy the one on the left in the first photo? Just curious.

This is my suspect. He has lighter markings than the girls. Though I edited my post to leave room for him just being a slightly different pullet! Pullets should have dark markings and little to no white head spot, cockerels should have lighter markings and a white head spot - but with CL you always have to give leniency for variation due to how a lot of people breed them, which is usually not by a standard so it messes up autosexing. The same happened with Weslummers.

 

[The Happster]

Interesting, thanks

 

[lemmy24]

@featheredplanets what markings are typical of the girls? Is the boy the one on the left in the first photo? Just curious.

I think the pullets have a more distin

Look like 3 pullets and 1 cockerel to me

BUT, I wouldn’t rule out the possibility of having 4 pullets. You should know soon if the suspect gets plain black and white feathers

how soon might black and white feathers appear?thanks

 

[lemmy24]

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This is my suspect. He has lighter markings than the girls. Though I edited my post to leave room for him just being a slightly different pullet! Pullets should have dark markings and little to no white head spot, cockerels should have lighter markings and a white head spot - but with CL you always have to give leniency for variation due to how a lot of people breed them, which is usually not by a standard so it messes up autosexing. The same happened with Weslummers.

Oh dear I thought 2nd from left was a cockerel, as he Has the biggest head spot But I have never had to tell the difference before...it’s harder than it originally seemed.