Glamour Shots - Gimme your thoughts!

[Mikski]

Took some pictures of my new chicks outside at their new (to me) coop today. Hoping they are all girls, but the little Salmon Favorelles has me questioning everything. The blue-laced red Wyandotte is also a big question mark (got it straight run), but probably too young to tell. Let me know if you see anything!

4 week old Easter Egger
2 week old BLRW
7 week old Buff Orpington
7 week old Olive Egger
7 week old Welsummer
7 week old Crested Cream Legbar
3 week old Salmon Favorelles
3 week old Cuckoo Marans

Let me know your thoughts!

 

[rosemarythyme]

The Faverolles looks female right now. Generally they're easy to sex once chest feathers come in - males should have black chests, though some females (especially hatchery birds) may have black leakage too.

 

[Mikski]

The Faverolles looks female right now. Generally they're easy to sex once chest feathers come in - males should have black chests, though some females (especially hatchery birds) may have black leakage too.

Thanks for the input! The chest is feathering in mostly white but there is one rogue dark feather and the feather shafts on the chest are kinda dark too. Confusing.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thanks for the input! The chest is feathering in mostly white but there is one rogue dark feather and the feather shafts on the chest are kinda dark too. Confusing.

Still on the brown side vs. black, which would be male. You'll have a much better idea in coming weeks!

For reference my SF hen at 3 1/2 weeks old. You can see some darker leakage on the chest but her primary color on wings is salmon.

 

[Mikski]

Still on the brown side vs. black, which would be male. You'll have a much better idea in coming weeks!

For reference my SF hen at 3 1/2 weeks old. You can see some darker leakage on the chest but her primary color on wings is salmon.

This makes me feel better!

 

[redinator]

Took some pictures of my new chicks outside at their new (to me) coop today. Hoping they are all girls, but the little Salmon Favorelles has me questioning everything. The blue-laced red Wyandotte is also a big question mark (got it straight run), but probably too young to tell. Let me know if you see anything!

4 week old Easter Egger
2 week old BLRW
7 week old Buff Orpington
7 week old Olive Egger
7 week old Welsummer
7 week old Crested Cream Legbar
3 week old Salmon Favorelles
3 week old Cuckoo Marans

Let me know your thoughts!

Ok, what is you secret? How on Earth did you get them to stay still?

 

[Mikski]

Ok, what is you secret? How on Earth did you get them to stay still?

Haha! They are up on the back of the nesting boxes on the back of the coop. And they have been handled a lot their whole lives. I have a 3 year old that just loves them so much.

 

[Mikski]

Still on the brown side vs. black, which would be male. You'll have a much better idea in coming weeks!

For reference my SF hen at 3 1/2 weeks old. You can see some darker leakage on the chest but her primary color on wings is salmon.

Here’s some updated pics of my salmon favorelle from the weekend (so about 4.5 weeks here). This chicken still has me so confused on gender!

 

[rosemarythyme]

Here’s some updated pics of my salmon favorelle from the weekend (so about 4.5 weeks here). This chicken still has me so confused on gender!

Yeah, it's tough sometimes. Still guessing pullet but we'll have a better idea once she/he feathers in more.

 

[Mikski]

Yeah, it's tough sometimes. Still guessing pullet but we'll have a better idea once she/he feathers in more.

I’m leaning pullet too. My friend has one from the same hatch that is certainly a little rooster. And mine does look different than hers.