Sexing Partridge Wyandotte Chicks

[DancingWthDucks]

Hi all, I was wondering if you could tell me the sexes of my 2 three week old partridge Wyandotte chicks. Dazzle is the larger chick and is a day or two older than pip.

Thanks in advance.

Dazzle:

Pip:

 

[urbanfarmer14]

I would say they are both pullets because you would start to see comb development.

 

[DancingWthDucks]

That's just what I wanted to hear!

 

[DancingWthDucks]

Anyone else?

 

[donrae]

It's a bit young to say for sure. Wyandottes have rose combs, so you don't see comb sticking up as soon as a straight combed breed.

Your best indicator will be coloring as they feather in. Partridge males have black breasts, females have brownish-red breasts.

 

[drumstick diva]

good to know

 

[ChickNanny13]

I say PULLETS, lucky you

 

[Lelanae]

It's a bit young to say for sure. Wyandottes have rose combs, so you don't see comb sticking up as soon as a straight combed breed.

Your best indicator will be coloring as they feather in. Partridge males have black breasts, females have brownish-red breasts.

When do they feather in?

 

[DancingWthDucks]

Pip on the left and Dazzle is on the right. Pip turned out to be a cockeral.

When do they feather in?

I noticed that his wattles and comb went red before he started to feather out, which indicated he was a cockeral. His breast feathers started coming in when he was about 4 weeks old as partridge but as he has grown they been replaced by black feathers.

 

[aibbam]

I read that if they've got 'eyeliner' it's a pullet and if not, it's a rooster. Which would be the case looking at your pictures too.