sexing?

[ozarkmomma]

How old do chicks need to be before you can tell the sex? What are things that differentiate a roo from a pullet? Thanks

 

[canada-goose]

Look around at some pictures. The boys will have bigger, redder combs.

Take some pictures and post them in the "What breed or gender is this?" section. Somebody will know what they are.

That is my best advice! I'm hopeless.

 

[cinnamongirl]

The Raising Chickens For Dummies book says once they start getting their hackle feathers you can sometimes tell the boys from the girls by the tips of the feathers. Boys have pointed and girls have more rounded tips.

 

[Pick-a-LilyFarm]

Usually by 5 weeks you can tell. The roos will have obvious red wattles and comb, while the girls won't.

 

[speckledhen]

Also, depends on the breed. Barred breeds like the Barred Plymouth Rock, Cuckoo Marans and Dominiques can be sexed pretty reliably at hatch.