Speckled Sussex 6 week old gender

[hypnozze]

My Speckled Sussex chicks are 8 weeks old now. Have taken new photos of them and it looks like Pullets No. 1., 5. and 7. have been guessed correctly. Roos are numbers 2. and 8. I am not sure about numbers 3., 4. and 6. yet. Hoping for pullets of course What do you think? (P.S. The numbering of birds has been the same as for the previous photos, I hope I didn't mix up the birds by accident.)

 

[KikiLeigh02]

I think 1, 5, & 7 may be the only pullets.

 

[hypnozze]

I think 1, 5, & 7 may be the only pullets.

Oh boy, I had a feeling this might be the case. Thank You very much! And now I must figure out what to do with all of these Roos..

 

[Seaecho]

Agree--1, 5, and 7 look to be pullets. The others are likely roos.

 

[Debdebdebby13]

Any more recent updates?

 

[hypnozze]

Hello everyone! The majority who said 1,5 and 7 are the only pullets were completely right! All of the others were roos. So 5 roos and 3 pullets. Didn't have the oppurtunity for later photos however, I think that it's still valuable info here. For the next generation of chicks at least I have rehomed 4 roosters and all of them have gained a flock of their own hens. I have kept Roo No.2 and all of the pullets. Thank You all for your input and hopefully spring will bring new chicks from these birds

 

[KikiLeigh02]

Thank you for updating!

 

[hypnozze]

Hello everyone. Just wanted to share how my chickens look at 4 months - one Speckled Sussex rooster and 3 Speckled Sussex pullets. The faces of pullets have only just started reddening. The sexes at this age are easily distinguishable.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

They are gorgeous! That third picture with the sneaky cat is super cute.