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The only rooster we have is polish so all chicks will be at least part polish. we also have some easter egger hens so some will be EE/polish mixes. are the chicks with crests on their heads straight polish or could those be EE/polish mixes??

So, about 6 weeks ago we got 12 straight run chicks from Tractor Supply Co. We got 6 RIR and 6 Orpington. Now, I get the feeling I may only have about two hens of each kind 😅 I’ll share some pictures, and you guys can let me know what you think!

Hi, would any of you muscovites like to take a stab at sexing my almost-five-week-old muscovies? There are eight, numbered in this video here. #2 and #4 (Mohawk and Tiny, lol) are smaller, while the rest are about the same size. Interestingly, the very biggest one (#5) is farthest along in...

Hey there, We just picked up a 7 week old silkie. I am aware of the breeds propensity for hiding their gender until the last possible moment. However, I am worried our little one is showing roo tendencies (loud, standing tall, seems to have streaking top feathers) and we cannot have Roos here...

Trying to figure out the sex of our 3 month old ayam cemanis. Thinking one or both could be roosters. Any thoughts?

I know some breeds of ducks can be sexed for a short period after birth because males and females get different beak colors. I have some rouens hatching in some time and I was wondering if rouens have that quirk too? It would make my life a lot easier lol

I have more pictures of my three-day-old Orzo! (Hatched 7 am 11/7) I am still pretty confident the mom is my late BR, Primavera, but it could also be half EE like my other hens. (The coloring would make more sense if that is the case) I know that at this point it is pretty much a waiting game...

Hi all, I have a young roughly 16 week old blue Australorp, I’m having difficulty determining the sex of it. Any help would be appreciated

I have two 9 week old cochins and am new to the breed. I bought them as day old unsexed chicks. The white one I think is a cockerel but the buff one I am not sure on, any ideas? Thanks

Hi, I suspect I already know but looking for reassurance before I rehome or otherwise as cannot keep roos. All 6 weeks in photos Hens or roos please - I think 4 roos and 1 maybe pullet My guesses Buff sussex - roo (guessed by day 2!) mauve orpington - roo Splash mauve orpington (blk/white...

I hatched out these two BCM chicks- do I have two cockerels here or one of each? They’re 3 weeks old. Can take more pictures. The one with the slightly bigger comb has some brown coming through on the wings.

Silkies are about 3 months old, no crowing yet. Looking at the buff & white silkies. White one was really difficult to get photos of. Hens or roo?

Bought this “sexed” Easter Egger but she started crowing. Is she actually a he or is she just crowing because she’s confused and there isn’t rooster?

We've got restrictions on roos + are concerned our 9 week old Ameraucana could very well be one. Anyone want to weigh in? He/she just started crowing a bit, but I've heard that could be true of a hen, as he/she is the dominant chick in the bunch.

This is Bonsai - an Australorp hatched on March 30. Same size as our other Australorp pullet and much smaller than the 8 cockerels we just rehomed that were from the same batch.

This bird is about sic months old, and we are still not certain of its sex. The wattles and combs just appeared in the last two months. Our younger pullets have larger combs and wattles. No crowing. No tidbitting. But we are getting six eggs a day, and on average, 4 of them are fertilized,or...

Some backstory. We ordered 5 unsexed cochins from a hatchery, along with some other birds. As of this post, they are 11 weeks old. We thought we were able to vent sex this brown one as a male, but we have doubts. We're not experienced with vent sexing, so don't fully trust our judgement with it...