These two chicks are stumping me.....

[LittleBoPeep1]

Chick #1: Phoenix (cross?). 4wks 2 days old. I am thinking pullet.



Chick #2: Calico Cochin. 4 wks 2 days old. Thinking cockerel but s/he is feathering our fairly quickly.




I don’t know how much the breed influences growth/development, so I’m not really sure on these two chicks. Thanks for the help

 

[NoFlyBackFarm]

I'm thinking you are correct!

 

[Gray Farms]

I'm thinking both cockerels, but its still very early to say for sure.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

They are too young. Post pics of their combs at 6-8 weeks. Also, your Cochin looks like a possible frizzle.

 

[LittleBoPeep1]

Thank you for the replies...I am hoping the white one is a girl and the cochin is a boy...not looking that way though Does the cochin look frizzled to others as well? That would be a surprise!

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

The Cochin is Frizzled and is a cockerel. Also the beak area after the nostrils looks odd.

 

[LittleBoPeep1]

I guess it will be fun to have a frizzle The Cochin has had a weird beak since he was a day old chick. I have been keeping an eye on that. Almost seems that he lost a piece of his beak when he was in the incubator? Thanks for all the help!

 

[LittleBoPeep1]

Any chance chick #2 is a pullet?

 

[Alexandra33]

At this age, any obvious comb growth immediately points to cockerel. In which case, your Cochin is almost 100% male. It's still a little too early to tell for sure on the Phoenix cross.

~Alex

 

[LittleBoPeep1]

Thank you so much for your help. I was really trying to hold on to some hope for chick #2 to be a girl...guess I wasn’t too lucky