What breed of chicks are these?

[ParkerVA]

They could be black sex link cockerels as well.....

 

[LilPeeps]

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I have to disagree, the one in front is a cockerel, the one to the far left is the pullet

 

[Eggseronious]

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I have to disagree, the one in front is a cockerel, the one to the far left is the pullet

What criteria do you base your opinion on?

 

[LilPeeps]

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I have to disagree, the one in front is a cockerel, the one to the far left is the pullet

What criteria do you base your opinion on?

Based on the coloration of the barring on the wing feathers.

 

[can you hear me now?]

Without sexing them professionally they have another method that is about 90% accurate. They are barred rocks, I breed them. At a day old you look at the spot on the head. If it is tight and close together and bright then a pullet. If more spread about on the head then is a cockerel. Only 90% accurate but I would say that the one I think is in the front is a pullet.

 

[LilPeeps]

I've heard of people using this method, but I've personally found it to be an inaccurate way of sexing chicks. This is why I am basing my opinions on the wing feathers, as it is quite simple to sex a bird as these feathers are coming in.

 

[pattee]

Definitely Barred Rocks They look just like the ones I had to re-home!

 

[can you hear me now?]

I agree i was basing on the fact of ohw young these ones are. here is a pic of one of my pullets. feathered great. cockerel is about same as the ones in the pics but they are same age.3 weeks.

And these are a bunch of mixed chicks but here are pullets and I don't know if the cockerel is in there or not. I marked his head with blue water marker. Not the best pic.

 

[Eggseronious]

I only breed Dominiques and I base my opinion on the leg shank color along with the solid spot (not scattered) on the head as being a pullet, this was my basis. However looking at the pic more its my opinion that they look more like Barred Rocks.

 

[Eggseronious]

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If you have true Dominiques the spot and shank color (95%) works, I used it too many times.