Sexing my 5 week old chicks

[ducknovice]

Hello, I have seven chicks - all 5 weeks tomorrow. I've posted some pictures of them below to see if you can help me sex them. As they are a mixture of different breeds and colours it's v hard to compare them against each other. Also, though they are all from the same hatch, three came to us 2 weeks later (replacing one that died) and were less feathered and a bit smaller than the ones I'd had from day 1. I've put a * next to those three

I have a feeling that the lemon pekin (1) looks like a roo but it did feather up first and is by far the calmest and most docile which confused me. The gold wyandotte (2) is the least friendly of the flock and is the biggest bird so I think maybe that's a roo too. I wonder if one of the other pekins might be as well...

Thanks!

Chick 1: http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/IMG_1646_zpsyxgf5h1z.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/IMG_1662 1_zpskbfiw0nk.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/IMG_1656 1_zpswq5dii6t.jpg

Chick 2: http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/FullSizeRender 9_zpsovcqvsoq.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/IMG_1687_zpsfecxzeef.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/FullSizeRender 10_zpscsoeoggw.jpg

chick 3:*
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/FullSizeRender 7_zpsm5v6ysa8.jpg

chick 4:*
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/FullSizeRender 8_zpsimfrharh.jpg

chick 5:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/FullSizeRender 11_zpsn3zqgi2f.jpg

chick 6:*
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/FullSizeRender 5_zpswuodxrsm.jpg

chick 7:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/Ridingagain82/IMG_1649_zpspbwh3ax5.jpg

 

[JedJackson]

Photobucket isn't letting me view the pictures. I'd recommend waiting at least 3 more weeks and trying again with attachments instead of Photobucket.

 

[ducknovice]

Absolutely will give it lots more time - this is more out of curiosity than anything else. Here they are as attachments. Edited to put them in the right order and added the breeds.

Chick 1: Lemon Pekin

Chick 2: Gold Laced wyandotte

Chick 3: Buff wyandotte

Chick 4: Mille fleur pekin

Chick 5: Mille fleur pekin

Chick 6: Rhode island red

Chick 7: Silkie bantam

 

[ducknovice]

Bump!

 

[JaeG]

I'd say you are right on your lemon pekin. The mille fleur may be too - are its wattles growing? I think I can see wattles there though it's comb is still pretty small. I found the rate of feathering had nothing to do with gender. Mine all feathered at the same rate, and I found the boys were friendly little things, but so we're some of the girls.

Chick #2 has quite a red comb so it may turn out to be a roo. The Silkie will keep you guessing for ages and none of the others stand out at this point as being suspect.

 

[biophiliac]

No idea on gender but I sure did enjoy your pics of those cuties!!

 

[Brummie Pekin]

I would say that Pekin is a Roo but no clue on what the other ones are.

 

[ducknovice]

I'd say you are right on your lemon pekin. The mille fleur may be too - are its wattles growing? I think I can see wattles there though it's comb is still pretty small. I found the rate of feathering had nothing to do with gender. Mine all feathered at the same rate, and I found the boys were friendly little things, but so we're some of the girls.

Chick #2 has quite a red comb so it may turn out to be a roo. The Silkie will keep you guessing for ages and none of the others stand out at this point as being suspect.

Thanks! I'll see if I can get a better pic of the slightly suspicious mille fleur when I bring them in later. Good to know about the feathering too. I was thinking 2's comb looked suspicious but I did read something about rose combs in wyandottes often being redder so am holding out hope! We'd love one roo but more will be tricky.

 

[ducknovice]

I would say that Pekin is a Roo but no clue on what the other ones are.

I'll update in a couple of weeks and see if we are any further to guessing!

 

[ducknovice]

No idea on gender but I sure did enjoy your pics of those cuties!!

Aw, thanks! They are pretty sweet.