Sexing please help. Crested polish and creme legbars

[JedJackson]

Thank you I just looked up what barred was...now I see what your saying...so there is 0% chance of any being females due to the large amount of nonpigment in feathers stripes..is that correct???

Yes. Believe me, I don't enjoy giving people bad news, but it is best to tell the truth so owners can make decisions earlier rather than later.

 

[Mikski]

Thank you I just looked up what barred was...now I see what your saying...so there is 0% chance of any being females due to the large amount of nonpigment in feathers stripes..is that correct???

This is my cream legbar pullet. They look a lot different than the cockerels. Although the cockerels are pretty!

 

[AinaWGSD]

Thank you I just looked up what barred was...now I see what your saying...so there is 0% chance of any being females due to the large amount of nonpigment in feathers stripes..is that correct???

Yes. Males have two copies of the barring gene, which causes the white bars to be twice as wide, resulting in an overall lighter color. Because the barring gene is only found on the Z chromosome, females are only ever able to have one copy (male birds are ZZ, female birds are ZW) so will have a darker appearance overall.

My olive egger is a legbar mix, and while the color is not quite right she is a good example of what single barring looks like on a non-black base. And while her breast is a little too red to be salmon, that is roughly what we're talking about when we say females have a salmon breast. Very different from the reddish spots you're seeing on your cockerels.