Sexing the Brahma breed, (standard size, Light Brahma)

[Donnasita]

Hello there! We have our first and only Brahma and are obsessed. We purchased her as a Pullet but now having doubts. Appropriate hatch date was 2/24/20 so a little over 5 weeks old now. Please help me decipher, Pullet or Cockerel? Unfortunately, Roos are a tremendous No No where we live so I would need to swap her out with the breeder soon. We love her so much, this one would hurt. what do you think?

 

[Jandsloch]

Hello there! We have our first and only Brahma and are obsessed. We purchased her as a Pullet but now having doubts. Appropriate hatch date was 2/24/20 so a little over 5 weeks old now. Please help me decipher, Pullet or Cockerel? Unfortunately, Roos are a tremendous No No where we live so I would need to swap her out with the breeder soon. We love her so much, this one would hurt. what do you think?

Forwarding a pic someone posted here somewhere the combs are tell tale at this age in pick cockerel left pullet right edit to add your chickies comb is looking more like cockerel

 

[Donnasita]

Forwarding a pic someone posted here somewhere the combs are tell tale at this age in pick cockerel left pullet right edit to add your chickies comb is looking more like cockerel

:::sigh::: makes me so sad! Thank you for sharing the photo. I appreciate you.

 

[Jandsloch]

:::sigh::: makes me so sad! Thank you for sharing the photo. I appreciate you.

Your welcome I just ended up with 4 out of 6 pullets being cockerels someone messed up big time lmbo

 

[Donnasita]

Your welcome I just ended up with 4 out of 6 pullets being cockerels someone messed up big time lmbo

ugh. That’s rough! I’m sorry that turned out that way for you. For us, our kiddos are attached so I feel terrible switching them out. I just don’t have another choice.

 

[Jandsloch]

ugh. That’s rough! I’m sorry that turned out that way for you. For us, our kiddos are attached so I feel terrible switching them out. I just don’t have another choice.

I don’t seem to have good luck with sexed brahmas hahaha it is life...just rehomed one today....3 more to go lmbo

 

[Cuatro Pollitos]

You might wait.... seems like my Brahma pullet's comb might have looked more like that cockerel pic at that age. Meanwhile, I'm looking for a Brahma cockerel (in Albuquerque, NM).....

 

[Donnasita]

You might wait.... seems like my Brahma pullet's comb might have looked more like that cockerel pic at that age. Meanwhile, I'm looking for a Brahma cockerel (in Albuquerque, NM).....

Thank you for the glimmer of hope! We love her and really don’t want to part with her. As for your Roo, I hope you find what you are looking for soon.

 

[Mama_in_the_Dell]

I think it should be really clear in about a week (two at most) if you have a boy so maybe give it just a bit longer if you are already attached. I do think you may have a boy though. The only reason I would wait is because boys tend to feather out slower and yours looks feathered out like my girl at that age so maybe there is a glimmer of hope. Here is a comparison of boy vs girl. My girl has an incorrect comb so don’t judge her by that. My boy was also suppose to be a pullet so I wonder if they are just harder to sex and have a higher error rate.

 

[Jandsloch]

I think it should be really clear in about a week (two at most) if you have a boy so maybe give it just a bit longer if you are already attached. I do think you may have a boy though. The only reason I would wait is because boys tend to feather out slower and yours looks feathered out like my girl at that age so maybe there is a glimmer of hope. Here is a comparison of boy vs girl. My girl has an incorrect comb so don’t judge her by that. My boy was also suppose to be a pullet so I wonder if they are just harder to sex and have a higher error rate.

I think they may be harder to sex....all of mine feathered out the same but wen those combs got wide and the wattles started...I knew I had 4 boy 2 girls out of 6 pullets.