Sexing? what age?

[lukewride]

hello..

i have a 2 and a half week old silver laced wyandotte chick and i'm desporate to find out whether its a he or a she..

is there anyway i can tell? is there anything physically i should look out for?

or do i need to wait until he/she's matured a little bit more?

 

[jenjscott]

Its still a little earl;y. The first thing usually is the comb starts to pink up real early.

 

[lukewride]

what d'u mean?
if it pinks up its a boy or a girl??

sorry, i'm pretty new to this..

 

[preppy*hippie*chick]

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The roo will wind up with a big red comb & wattles. Theirs show red sooner. I have a different type of Wyandotte. They're 6-7 weeks old on my BYC page. Notice their combs aren't really red. They're all girls. Here are some things that may help you.


- Pullets usually get their wing and tail feathers before cockerels (in the first week or so).
- At around 5 to 6 weeks, sometimes sooner, you will see definate comb development on the cockerels in most breeds (it will start to redden, whilst the pullets will still be yellowy).
- At 2-3 months you will see the hackle feathers developing on the males. They will start to get longer and will be more pointed.
- Cockerels are usually braver - if you walk into your henhouse and accidentally sneeze, the pullets should be the ones that scattered!
- Cockerels have more pointed feather tips.
- Cockerels are usually bigger by a few weeks old.
- Pullets tend to have a smaller, round head, compared to the cockerels larger more angular one.

- Cockerels usually have longer thicker legs (look for spur development).