Sexing my 8-9 weekers. Also, puffy cheeks!??!

[NatJ]

I agree with the other posters.
#2, #3, #4 are males, the others females.
Sebrights are supposed to have rose combs, although #1 actually has a single comb.
d'Uccles are supposed to have muff/beard (puffy cheeks), although #12 is the only one who has it obvious at the present time.

 

[mamabear6810]

Yeah, thats what we call hatchery quality chicks i guess. Lol
I hope the other d'Uccles get it bc it is so much cuter!!!!

 

[mamabear6810]

Yep! She just has a single comb (instead of the rose comb that Sebrights should have) making it seem more prominent. Actually d'Uccles should have even larger beard and muffs than even your girl with them! Hatcheries just haven't kept up the quality of these traits. Here's an image from the breed club of one at a show
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Oh my gosh i guess i need some breeder quality bc that is beautiful!!!!

 

[NatJ]

Oh my gosh i guess i need some breeder quality bc that is beautiful!!!!

Or just order a large number of hatchery quality, pick the best few to keep, and have lots of fried chicken with the rest.

We like to pick on the poor birds that hatcheries send out, but they sometimes have reasonably good ones too. For an example, look at your Sebrights: some have much nicer lacing than others, and much nicer combs.

Also, let your chickens grow up before you decide they aren't good enough. Adult birds will tend to have larger beards than chicks do, and the d'Uccle you're admiring is definitely more mature than your chicks are right now.

 

[mamabear6810]

Or just order a large number of hatchery quality, pick the best few to keep, and have lots of fried chicken with the rest.

We like to pick on the poor birds that hatcheries send out, but they sometimes have reasonably good ones too. For an example, look at your Sebrights: some have much nicer lacing than others, and much nicer combs.

Also, let your chickens grow up before you decide they aren't good enough. Adult birds will tend to have larger beards than chicks do, and the d'Uccle you're admiring is definitely more mature than your chicks are right now.

We do not breed are chickens they are all pets. I don't really care a whole lot about what the quality of them is because we just have them to be our pet LOL. The lacing on the Steve race was what I was telling you I noticed the difference between males and females. The female seem to have much more of it and it went up their backs all the way while the males seem to have it just very low on the bodies and much less.

 

[NatJ]

We do not breed are chickens they are all pets. I don't really care a whole lot about what the quality of them is because we just have them to be our pet LOL.

In that case, you're all set. Your current ones are really pretty! (I really like chickens with gold-and-black patterns in their feathers.)

One warning, in case you didn't already know: the Mille Fleurs are likely to have more white each time they molt. Right now they have lots of gold and a little white, but eventually they might be mostly white with small amounts of gold. It's normal for all chickens with the mottling gene, not something to worry about, but it could take you by surprise if you weren't expecting it.

The lacing on the Steve race was what I was telling you I noticed the difference between males and females. The female seem to have much more of it and it went up their backs all the way while the males seem to have it just very low on the bodies and much less.

You only seem to have one male Sebright (#2 in the photos) and 4 females, so I can't tell if there's a gender difference or just a single-bird difference. I've seen plenty of photos of adult Sebrights where the male has lacing all over, just as good as the females, but I haven't seen enough young ones to know if the two genders look alike the whole time they are growing or not.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

2,3,4 are males. You have a mix of Sebrights, Mille Fleur D’Uccles, and Bantam EEs.