Speckled sussex Hen or Roo???

[Portia]

Roo for certain on the 1st one, second..hmmm. I have 4 pullets that are 8 weeks, just a moment and I'll go take a pic of what they look like now.
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Edited to add pictures of the 'girls'
The little critter's don't like to hold still!

 

[Bawkadoodledoo]

2 roos

 

[tntstanifer]

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Did the possible hen feather out faster than the roo? That's been my experience when having them from day 1. It seems all my roo's of the same breed will feather out slower than the pullets.

 

[greyfields]

I don't know what it is about sussex, but every hatchery I've ever used has really blown the sexing on them.

 

[Half-a-dozen]

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Did the possible hen feather out faster than the roo? That's been my experience when having them from day 1. It seems all my roo's of the same breed will feather out slower than the pullets.

Yes, in fact he or she was bald (noticebly) less feathers than the other and smaller in size initially too He or she seems much "slimmer" than the rest (typical- the male is slimmer without effort)- LOL LOL

Greyfields- ya mean blown the sexing as they have been wrong every time??

well I hope its a boy and girl anyway..... that would be nice....I think

 

[speckledhen]

#1 Roo
#2 Pullet

The body carriage is so different with the two sexes in the Speckled Sussex, at least, for the most part. I hatched 8 of them and six were cockerels .They all had the upright perky tails while the pullets had the longer body line with the tail held more straight out.

 

[HenHaven]

#1 roo
#2 pullet

The upright tail, red comb and wattles, in #1 give him away.

 

[Justino]

omg i love that pic! wish i had that many chickens...... MOM!

 

[Red]

I agree chick 1 is a boy (very pretty boy!) and chick 2..i guess a pullet. They're both beautiful

 

[Half-a-dozen]

great!!! Thank you sooooo much everyone!!!
Can't wait till my boy Roo's!!!!