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[Chickenhappy8708]

I have a light Brahma and a Single combed SLW that have had me confused from the very beginning. I got them from TSC. The SLW is 6 weeks, the Brahma is 7. In pretty sure the Brahma is male, the SLW has me going insane. What do you guys think for the 1,000th time?

 

[HappyClucker7]

Neither of them look like boys to me. It's still a little too early to tell though. You should wait until they are 8-12 weeks old.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Because of the redness of the face, and pointynesa of the feathers, I thought the Brahma was a boy, the Wyandotte, I could be swayed either way.

 

[HappyClucker7]

Because of the redness of the face, and pointynesa of the feathers, I thought the Brahma was a boy, the Wyandotte, I could be swayed either way.

The feathers don't look pointy to me. Also, the cockerel feathers will only start to grow in a few more weeks.

 

[Painted Calls]

Male specific saddle feathers don't start coming in until, at the earliest, 12 weeks.

Before that age, you only have the combs and wattles to go by. (Unless they have gender specific color/pattern)

I also don't see anything that screams cockerel.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I’m sticking late bloomer boy for the Brahma, but the SLW is 1000% girl.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Ok, thanks. I thought the cockerel feathers didn't make an appearance until later, but the Brahmas look pointy.

 

[tn_artist]

Because of the redness of the face, and pointynesa of the feathers, I thought the Brahma was a boy, the Wyandotte, I could be swayed either way.

Sometimes the color of the feather makes them appear pointed. If you can isolate one or two feathers, you can then see the true shape of the feather instead of the confusion caused by color. I have seen birchin and columbian cochins that looked like they had pointed hackle feathers until I could see that the outline of the feather was rounded, only the color was pointed.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Ill try that, thanks.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Ok, forgot I was supposed to get this XD. Here is is cute little face.