Chick sexing project

[HappyClucker7]

Hi all,

Wondering if you can help me out in figuring out if this Ameraucana/Easter egger (at least that's what they said in the store) is a hen or rooster? 21 weeks old. Thanks in advance

Definitely a girl.

 

[Ballardchickens]

Definitely a girl.

Really? That would be awesome! Thanks. I hear some squaks coming from the coop and "she" looks different than all the others (I have a barred rock and 2 cream legbars, all of which I got on the same day, supposedly sexed). Maybe one of them is just kinda noisy. None laying eggs yet...

 

[The Happster]

Really? That would be awesome! Thanks. I hear some squaks coming from the coop and "she" looks different than all the others (I have a barred rock and 2 cream legbars, all of which I got on the same day, supposedly sexed). Maybe one of them is just kinda noisy. None laying eggs yet...

I agree with Happy.
100% a young lady.
Congrats.

 

[Ballardchickens]

I agree with Happy.
100% a young lady.
Congrats.

Sweeeet, thank you!! I guess one of them is just noisy

 

[Checota]

5 week old autralorps 3 pullets.....me suspect a cockerel in the groupings....can you spot the cockerel?

 

[The Happster]

5 week old autralorps 3 pullets.....me suspect a cockerel in the groupings....can you spot the cockerel?View attachment 2336307View attachment 2336308

All appear to be pullets.
Which do you suspect?

 

[Checota]

Agreed all look pullet to most. Behavior, body pose, this pullet has twice the thickness of leg and a longer leg then the other two, when the rooster here crows it flaps and raises its neck and yawns...every time. The tail set is way different the other pullets, and shaped different with long tail with out the half fan like the others. Also demeanor is way different. Seen lots of young cockerels and the comb may not show it since it is 75 percent black but that lighter section gets pretty pink...more so when the roosters here are crowing. Going to keep these pullets followed until one of em crows. LOL

 

[The Happster]

Keep me updated. Australorps can be super fast combers. I would be surprised if any of those are boys, but then again it's early.
Tail shape means nothing, I try to ignore the tails since they can be very misleading.
I'd be interested to see how these turn out.

 

[Checota]

will absolutely keep you updated. By 6 weeks we should get a better idea. Hoping they are are all pullets got enough roosters on this place already.

 

[Little_il]

Hi All,

We have started a project to assemble collections of photos to help people trying to sex their chicks. What we are aiming for, for each breed included in this project, is a collection of photos showing chicks of both genders at as wide a variety of ages as possible, up to an age where differences between male and female are obvious. Such a resource will allow people to see at a glance how old their chicks should be before they have a go at discriminating males from females. For most breeds, it should be possible to use such a collection of photos to either confirm or dismiss previously suggested diagnostic features, and it may even be possible to identify new features to help pick out birds of one gender or the other.

The most valuable photos will be those that show the same chicks at a variety of different ages, ranging from before to after their gender is apparent from the photos. Moreover, these photos should clearly show those features that are most useful for discriminating the gender of the relevant breed. Such series of photos are not nearly as easy to find on the internet as one might think! If you already have such a series of photos that you'd be willing to share, that's great. If you don't, but are currently (or shortly to be) raising chicks, please consider taking regular photos of them as they grow older, until they are old enough that their gender is clear. If you have a run of more than one chick of a particular breed, such a series of photos could be particularly useful, but of course you should make sure that the identity of individual chicks can be tracked through the series. In many cases this will be possible due to individual markings of the chicks, but if the chicks are sufficiently similar it may be useful to mark them yourself in some way (e.g. by loosely tying coloured ribbon or thread around their legs), or by putting a spot of waterproof marker pen on their beak.

Anyone interested in contributing to this project should get in touch with me. Together with Rob (aka Nifty-Chicken) I have set up a very rudimentary prototype showing roughly what form the resource could take (for just a couple of breeds) here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=102688-sexing-different-breeds

I'm tinkering away with this, but Rob and I are hoping that soon this project will get to a point where it will be possible for contributors to add photos themselves. However, we're not quite there yet, and until then, it would be really helpful if you could make yourselves (and the breeds you are interested in) known to us (so we can contact you when the resource is ready) and start assembling series of photos of chicks of known age and (initially) unknown genders. Also, spread the word the more people contribute to this resource the more helpful it will be. The breeds that we cover will be determined by the breeds that people show an interest in, but basically any breed that can't be sexed straight after hatching would be suitable for inclusion.

Thanks in advance for your interest!

Mark

I’m late to the party LOL but reading thru and
hoping this thread will help me with my flock. I have so many questions!