Sexing

[Chuckkeeper]

I've got around 16 growers at 3 months old. The majority have a comb like the one pictured. A couple don't. They're all crosses and could have leghorn in them (big combs). Is it time to cull and move on or might there be something else going on?? Obviously don't want to cull if there's a chance any will be pullets.

 

[Chuckkeeper]

Oh... And some are frizzle which seems to make things harder!

 

[nuthatched]

They likely don't have leghorn in them so I'd say any with prominent combs are male. They're getting old enough that male specific feathers will be coming in soon to help.

 

[Chuckkeeper]

They likely don't have leghorn in them so I'd say any with prominent combs are male. They're getting old enough that male specific feathers will be coming in soon to help.

A food proportion will have leghorn in them (x polish frizzle male) as I hatched some large white eggs and nothing else lays those. I'd hate to act prematurely... But feed isn't getting any cheaper!!

 

[cherrynberry]

A food proportion will have leghorn in them (x polish frizzle male) as I hatched some large white eggs and nothing else lays those. I'd hate to act prematurely... But feed isn't getting any cheaper!!

Get rid of this dude then.

We need fully body pictures of the rest. They should be sexable at 3 months old.

 

[Chuckkeeper]

Get rid of this dude then.View attachment 3056058We need fully body pictures of the rest. They should be sexable at 3 months old.

Out of the 20 I have, around 18 have a comb like that!

 

[cherrynberry]

Out of the 20 I have, around 18 have a comb like that!

If you are not sure, get full body pictures of him and we’ll tell you. That’s a pretty large comb, even for a Leghorn (at this age), though.

 

[Chuckkeeper]

If you are not sure, get full body pictures of him and we’ll tell you. That’s a pretty large comb, even for a Leghorn (at this age), though.

Will go and snap some.... pics!

I've got around 16 growers at 3 months old. The majority have a comb like the one pictured. A couple don't. They're all crosses and could have leghorn in them (big combs). Is it time to cull and move on or might there be something else going on?? Obviously don't want to cull if there's a chance any will be pullets.

Stay online. Back in a min!

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Get rid of the one infront to because thats a male

 

[cherrynberry]

Will go and snap some.... pics!

Stay online. Back in a min!

From the first post, it sounds like you purchased these guys as a “variety pack” of some sort. They may be older than 3 months. But yes, I will be online for a while. And then we could just gender ID them. I really hope you didn’t get 18 males.