Welsummer, Rhode Island Red and Light Sussex sexing help please?

[roseanna]

Hi there,

I'm brand new to keeping chickens and I have recently got 8 chicks who are 2 weeks old, 1 of which is a welsummer (my favourite), 1 Rhode Island Red and 6 Light Sussex.

I would really like to know the sex of the Welsummer ASAP and I have read that it is possible to tell the sex of Welsummer chicks as soon as they hatch due to their markings, from sources I have looked at I think it's a girl but would like some more educated/experienced opinions please?

Also if anyone knows what to look for to sex RIR and Light Sussex chicks as they get older I would really appreciate it.

Thank you

 

[fshinggrl]

i'm not an eggspert but that looks like a cockerel to me.

(at 2 weeks old, that comb SEEMS a bit big, the V isn't as strong as it should be and not seeing much eye-liner)

I might be mistaken though.

 

[ChickyChicky327]

I have one that looked similar to that, with a v that got blurry. Turned out to be a roo.

 

[roseanna]

If it is a rooster he will have to go and live on my aunt's farm in Sussex so it helps to have an idea in my head now so I'm not too attached, it's such a shame as I was really hoping to keep this one in particular.

So thank you both for the help, it saves the disappointment further down the line!

 

[ChickyChicky327]

Watch for the comb and black chest feathers. Chelsea (now Chuck or, as we call him, "Chuckles") started getting a big comb and wattles and his chest is turning black. Our Wellie pullets have stayed salmon in the chest.