I need help with potential sexing

[Slater0805]

Our remaining 8 chicks are bcm/barred rock mixes from the same rooster. Those ones are much more harder for me but for them I'm watching for the black feathers on the head from what I understand to watch for with pullets but they all mostly have combs that are pinking up.

She said the eggs she was hatching were from her only rooster at that time which is a bcm she had a barred rock roo at one point but he was mean so she removed him and not apart of this batch. Which I'd assume also would be mostly black like the other chicks that you can tell are barred mix. The only other mix could potentially be bcm roo / bcm hen which i think i may have some of those too potentially that part I'm waiting for more growth from them first though which is why I didn't post them yet.

For reference on the others

 

[Slater0805]

The best way to tell gender is by comb development. If combs and wattles start getting bigger and redder, at a younger age, its probably a male. Generally pullets don't redden a bunch up until right before they start to lay. Starting at about 12 weeks old males will start getting male specific feathering, so that's another way to tell males apart.

Okay that's good to know other than crowing. We can't keep roos whixh is why for us we cant wait too long so we can rehome sooner than later. Our friend has 3 acres and not in our town so she doesn't sex until they're already crowing or laying since she can wait it out easier

 

[Tookie]

Okay that's good to know other than crowing. We can't keep roos whixh is why for us we cant wait too long so we can rehome sooner than later. Our friend has 3 acres and not in our town so she doesn't sex until they're already crowing or laying since she can wait it out easier

Ah, makes sense! You'll be able to tell before they start crowing. But you could end up with an early crower, lol!

 

[Tookie]

For reference on the others

The four lighter colored barred ones are likely males. With Barring males tend to be lighter in color, and females darker.

 

[Slater0805]

The four lighter colored barred ones are likely males. With Barring males tend to be lighter in color, and females darker.

I was thinking so too, I'm waiting for their combs to confirm then though they ALL have combs

 

[OrpingtonManiac]

Too early to tell, but I see no obvious cockerels yet

 

[Slater0805]

Here's an update, of the 4 lighter ones, these 3 definitely have been showing color plus they're behavior is big attitudes chest bumping.

The fourth however is the biggest but slower comb growth- but behaves similar to the other 3 just calmer.

 

[Slater0805]

Here's an update, of the 4 lighter ones, these 3 definitely have been showing color plus they're behavior is big attitudes chest bumping.

The fourth however is the biggest but slower comb growth- but behaves similar to the other 3 just calmer.

Got a picture of the 4th one!