Sexing D'Uccle Bantams (Mille Fleur and Porcelain)

[AngBantamLuv]

Thank you so much for chiming in...what are you looking at when you make those assessments? I'd love to get better at this!

Im really looking at the shape of the comb, and where it starts. If its coming out of the top of the nostrils.. that's my sign of a male.. if its starting behind the nostrils (closer to the "forehead") its usually female (unless it starts popping later). The males seem to have a more defined and separate comb points, where the females are little and squooshed together. Pink on these guys and cochins aren't always a good indicator, in my limited obsessive observations. Focus on comb shape and where it starts. Anddd the wonderful thing is youre not falling in love for 3 months and then getting a surprise heartbreak

Ugh. This makes me want to go pick out female duccles now i swore, no more chicks though!

 

[0kcupid]

Im really looking at the shape of the comb, and where it starts. If its coming out of the top of the nostrils.. that's my sign of a male.. if its starting behind the nostrils (closer to the "forehead") its usually female (unless it starts popping later). The males seem to have a more defined and separate comb points, where the females are little and squooshed together. Pink on these guys and cochins aren't always a good indicator, in my limited obsessive observations. Focus on comb shape and where it starts. Anddd the wonderful thing is youre not falling in love for 3 months and then getting a surprise heartbreak

Ugh. This makes me want to go pick out female duccles now i swore, no more chicks though!

So interesting... clearly it's going to take me a lot of practice to develop an eye for these things. Here are two more pictures of D'uccle 3... I feel like I'm struggling quite a bit with the comb here.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

So interesting... clearly it's going to take me a lot of practice to develop an eye for these things. Here are two more pictures of D'uccle 3... I feel like I'm struggling quite a bit with the comb here.
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See how its nice and flat here... that means female to me..

 

[0kcupid]

See how its nice and flat here... that means female to me..
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Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge!!

 

[0kcupid]

Thanks so much for sharing your k

See how its nice and flat here... that means female to me..
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See how its nice and flat here... that means female to me..
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Okay so sorry if this is annoying the shape captured here again..it will be 4 weeks or so on Monday. The bunched up situation has me worried

 

[0kcupid]

@yakitori I saw you in the other thread as well do u have thoughts on these chicks ?

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Okay so sorry if this is annoying the shape captured here again..it will be 4 weeks or so on Monday. The bunched up situation has me worried

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This second pic is perfect to show you the difference.. for the chick in the left, the bunched up at the top is just their comb shape.. but its teenie.. but see how it's flat over the nose? That's a female.. the one to the right has the comb start straight up from the nostrils.. and very defined points.. thats a male.

 

[0kcupid]

This second pic is perfect to show you the difference.. for the chick in the left, the bunched up at the top is just their comb shape.. but its teenie.. but see how it's flat over the nose? That's a female.. the one to the right has the comb start straight up from the nostrils.. and very defined points.. thats a male.

Ang the angel! These are my first chickens and I’m so obsessed I’ve repelled everyone around me. Which is great! Room for more chickens. I’m so excited to see them keep growing. Thank you for all the insights

 

[HappyClucker7]

Okay so sorry if this is annoying the shape captured here again..it will be 4 weeks or so on Monday. The bunched up situation has me worried

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Still looking like a pullet.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Ang the angel! These are my first chickens and I’m so obsessed I’ve repelled everyone around me. Which is great! Room for more chickens. I’m so excited to see them keep growing. Thank you for all the insights

I totally get it!! I prefer chickens to people at this point