What Gender Are My Chicks?

[Dom Mom]

Hello, Everyone!
Would appreciate some help figuring out the gender of these chicks. They are a little more than 6 weeks old. Their mom is a Dom and their daddy is a BR. (Please disregard the colored leg bands. Had only 3 colors I could use and there are 6 chicks.)

Chick 1

Chick 2

Chick 3

Chick 4

Chick 5

Chick 6

 

[fluffycrow]

All but number 6 are cockerels

 

[rural mouse]

X2

 

[Dom Mom]

Thanks for the feedback. I was thinking the same thing but am new to this. I hatched these myself and wasn't expecting so many cockerels. Is this normal? Is there a way to better the odds if I hatch more?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Yup number 6 is the only pullet

 

[LaFleche]

Thanks for the feedback. I was thinking the same thing but am new to this. I hatched these myself and wasn't expecting so many cockerels. Is this normal? Is there a way to better the odds if I hatch more?

From my experience I can tell that stressed hens produce more male chicks. So either their confinement is too small, the rooster not gentle enough or something else stressed the hens.

 

[Dom Mom]

That's good to know, LaFleche. She was stressed due to the other three hens being killed by my bad neighbor's dogs, which left just her and my roo. Also stressful for her being the only hen and was the reason why I was trying to hatch some girlfriends for them both. Appreciate you taking the time to share.

 

[LaFleche]

That's good to know, LaFleche. She was stressed due to the other three hens being killed by my bad neighbor's dogs, which left just her and my roo. Also stressful for her being the only hen and was the reason why I was trying to hatch some girlfriends for them both. Appreciate you taking the time to share.

Poor girl, that explains it clearly. I am glad that she survived.