Sold 3 wk old sexed chicks based on wings?

[ecogirl2206]

BTW these two are the for sure boys. Australorp and the other was SUPPOSED to be a buff orpington pullet- who who knows what he is! maybe comet? RIR? NHR?

 

[ecogirl2206]

Pics of boys!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Yes the dark head EE I am really thinking male. I read on here males have different color head vs neck feathers whereas females have same coloring all the way done. This one definitely has two different feather types head and neck- does that not make it cockerel?

I am SO relieved the white and orange ones are pullets!!!!

Will wait on Brahma. She so friendly and clam, I might have to go all Brahma. I heard the roosters are "quiet" for roosters so maybe if she is a he i could get away with it...I have 3/4 acre and only one neighbor.....

Idk, I think the one with the black head is a pullet. I don't see any indicators of it being male yet, that could change when it becomes 12 weeks, when it hits puberty, but at this point, it looks like a pullet.

 

[ecogirl2206]

More waiting!!!! 12 weeks magic number eh. So if Easter Eggers get past 12 weeks and no red in combs am I pretty safe they're pullets? B/C I have to rehome cockrels/ take back to seller and trying to figure out how many I have to deal with...

 

[ecogirl2206]

Idk, I think the one with the black head is a pullet. I don't see any indicators of it being male yet, that could change when it becomes 12 weeks, when it hits puberty, but at this point, it looks like a pullet.

I hope it is a pullet, i think he /she's the prettiest one of the bunch!

 

[lazy gardener]

When you get your final gender counts, please post back with the results. (I'm too lazy to read 7 pages!)

 

[ecogirl2206]

Will do, so far I'm at 2 certain males, 6 females...but that ratio is only changing in one direction!

 

[Frazzemrat1]

All chickens hit puberty at 12 weeks and begin to grow their saddle feathers. So yes, between the comb and then at 12+ weeks the saddle feathers... that's how you tell the males from the females.

 

[bruceha2000]

10-11 week olds PULLET OR COCKEREL?

I would say all pullets

Yes the dark head EE I am really thinking male. I read on here males have different color head vs neck feathers whereas females have same coloring all the way done. This one definitely has two different feather types head and neck- does that not make it cockerel?

Um ... no.




Both lay green, neither has ever crowed though I did have a Black Australorp hen that occasionally put out a 2 note crow

 

[ecogirl2206]

Great to see! Her coloring definitely looks a LOT like mine's!