what breed and gender is this chick? or is it too young to tell which gender?

[babychickenss]

i got it at this feed store and i didnt read the label thing D: and i cant go back just to look at the sign because the place is like 30 minutes away. they also had yellow ones (your average looking chick) but i got a black one mixed with yellow cause it was the closest one i could catch LOL.

they said it was around 3 weeks old.can you tell if its a male or female? thanks!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80696269@N04/

 

[stephanie1992]

looks like a black cochin. to young to tell gender

 

[Snow mom]

I'd say that chick is a week old tops. Does it have white wing feathers coming in? It might be mottled rather than black if so. It's hard to see in the photos if the wing feathers are white or if that's just the fuzz. I agree with cochin though.

 

[stephanie1992]

I'd say that chick is a week old tops. Does it have white wing feathers coming in? It might be mottled rather than black if so. It's hard to see in the photos if the wing feathers are white or if that's just the fuzz. I agree with cochin though.

i would also agree, it actully could be mottled

 

[Christyleigh]

It looks a lot like my 1 week old partridge cochin!

 

[stephanie1992]

not partridge, theres no brown on this chick

 

[babychickenss]

i don't know what mottled is. but it has black feathers on its wings! like on the tips. thats about it. for actual feathers. and on its chest, you can't SEE it, but you can feel some feathers coming out. i think

 

[farmerChef]

i think its either black or possibly barred. Not mottled, it doesn't have enough white.