Sexing Sicilian Buttercups-Lucy or Luke, Ethyl or Ed??

[cherylcohen]

Lucy and Ethyl OR Luke and Ed!!! are almost 2 weeks old.

Here are the links to both of their pictures. The bottom pictures on each link were taken today

Lucy or LUKE??
http://picasaweb.google.com/Auntducks/LucyButtercup#

Ethyl or ED?
http://picasaweb.google.com/Auntducks/EthylButtercup#

 

[Happy Chooks]

I think Ethyl is a pullet. Cheryl, I'm not positive on, but I'm leaning towards pullet also.

Let me know in a few weeks if I'm right, okay?

 

[cherylcohen]

Lucy was born about 15 hours before ethyl

 

[Happy Chooks]

Here's my buttercup hen when she was getting her feathers.

 

[cherylcohen]

I think mine might be roos because yours is so much lighter

 

[Happy Chooks]

Mine is hatchery stock though, so I wouldn't base it off that. From what I've seen of pictures, roosters have more red and are more solid colored. The hens have the mottling of black.

I imagine you'll be able to tell for sure once the chest feathers start coming in.

 

[cherylcohen]

oooo when is that?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Another few weeks.