sexng silver duckwing Old English game bantams

[dekel18042]

I have five nine day old Old English game bantams that should be silver duckwings. They're just starting to get a few feathers and what I see on the wings are a greyish tan. Any clues on the sex yet from this?

 

[RJSorensen]

Nope, but the color is encouraging if you do wish to have SDW chicks. Sometimes the wing feathers will offer a clue, pointy one at the tip, are more likely to be males, round tips tend to be females. You have to check early though, or at least that is what I do. Of course nothing is for sure, till you hear them crow… I have heard of the markings on the head being another way, sharp defined dark band is said to be female, lighter fuzzy head are likely to be males.

Sorry that I found this unanswered thread so late… perhaps by now you can see the difference in the sexes. It is always fun to guess at any rate.

Best to you and your birds,

RJ

 

[dekel18042]

Nope, but the color is encouraging if you do wish to have SDW chicks. Sometimes the wing feathers will offer a clue, pointy one at the tip, are more likely to be males, round tips tend to be females. You have to check early though, or at least that is what I do. Of course nothing is for sure, till you hear them crow… I have heard of the markings on the head being another way, sharp defined dark band is said to be female, lighter fuzzy head are likely to be males.

Sorry that I found this unanswered thread so late… perhaps by now you can see the difference in the sexes. It is always fun to guess at any rate.

Best to you and your birds,

RJ

Thanks, at 15 and 16 days old I think all are girls. They all look like they are developing girl colors and their combs are very pale, flesh colored.
My husband is convinced (I think it is wistful thinking on his part) that the largest one is a boy. He thinks the comb is larger, but it is the same color, and you would need a magnifying glass to see if it is bigger. Besides, in the original group, the little rooster was the smallest chick.
Oh, well, guess we will be looking for a little cockerel next spring.