Sexing Welsummers

[jeaucamom]

I just read on another site that you can sex welsummers as day olds by the stripe on their back, but it didn't say how. Does anyone know?

 

[AussieSharon]

Females have a distinct stripe on their head and with the males it's less distinct. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Mothergoose may be able to help. I read somewhere she said she sexes her Welsummers at a week of age I believe.

 

[rufus]

I believe for what it is worth, that cream leg bars can also be sexed by color the day after hatching. That said, I never had any myself.

Rufus

 

[Katy]

I don't know about the stripes.....I've found tho it doesn't take long for me to be able to tell by the little roos combs.

 

[EweSheep]

From what I can remember one lady told me that you can tell by the colorings, if they are darker, they are females and lighter ones are males. Yet, I had both sexes in both colors in those chicks and it didnt matter whether they were light or dark colored. I guess it is due to different strains of Welsummers.

Gotta love those Wellies! Hope Mothergoose would reply to this one!

 

[Buckguy20]

The brown patch on a females head will be darker and very distinct, while on the roos the brown spot will be kinda washed out and a little lighter looking. Kinda like one being in focus and the other a little fuzzy.