What gender are my five 2 month old Plymouth Rock x chicks?

[daynamariex]

I know that hen's flight feathers should be straight and a rooster's should be longer at the ends, and I can see that difference in the pics, but I just want confirmation from someone with experience please. How many roosters should we be preparing for?

 

[TheJadeChicken]

I have never heard of that. I don't think that would be very accurate.


I suggest getting full body shots and a head shot of each bird. The males should have larger and redder combs at that age.

 

[daynamariex]

Where they live it's currently night, I haven't actually seen them since they were eggs, but I'm gonna Skype them later so I'll ask my dad to take more detailed photos.

 

[keesmom]

Feather sexing only works for certain hybrids bred for the trait. It also only works on day olds.

 

[daynamariex]

The website I saw said checking the flight feathers was best at 2 months old, I didn't think newborns had flight feathers. What would you suggest as the best way to tell a 2 month old chick's gender?

 

[KieksterChicken]

Best thing to do is wait another 4 to 6 weeks..lol.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Best thing to do is wait another 4 to 6 weeks..lol.

X2

 

[keesmom]

The website I saw said checking the flight feathers was best at 2 months old, I didn't think newborns had flight feathers. What would you suggest as the best way to tell a 2 month old chick's gender?

By the comb, and to a lesser extent leg size. At 2 months old it should be obvious. Whole body pictures would be helpful.

 

[daynamariex]

I'll get some hopefully in an hour or so, I haven't met them yet but my dad thinks at least 3 are roosters...

 

[daynamariex]

I'll post individual pics in a minute, this is them a billion times bigger than when I last got sent pics of them! All of the stripey ones have blackish legs and tiny combs, the white ones have bigger combs...