Mollie333 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Just wondering. When can you actually tell if the chicks are boys\girls? My little chicks are growing fast. a week old: They are now 10 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 That one looks like a boy to me but I could be wrong, post some pics of the other 3 and we can all have a guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 I thought that too, Tom, the Wyandotte Alice is still looking like a boy.. hes beautifull.. This i chick number 2.. i haven't got pictures of them all im afraid. chick 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 He's lovely, look forward to him Going by the feathering (or lack of) they both also look like boys but I have never hatched LS before so could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 Hes still coming to you if he's a boy, if thats OK? He is lovely, quite friendly.. He is beautiful isn't he!? Thanks, the chicks will be going back if there boys. One has HUGGGEEE wings and tail feathers now.. Are these (faster developers) Boys? I read that Big wings - girl, small wings- boy. But they all have huge wings so i don't know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 No problem, I actually have a couple of girls his age destined to be new girlfriends Generally the ones that grow their feathers faster are girls. From the pictures I can't really tell too well if they have many feathers or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted July 17, 2010 Author Share Posted July 17, 2010 They may be some.. Turkey behavior.. Hes been raised with turkeys! And really!? I thought it was the other way around. My 1st chick (named dippy..) has huge feathery wings and big tail feathers compared to the others. i'll get individual pictures tommorow. Thanks tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 (edited) Pictures of all three chicks! Number one! Some feathers, hugeee wings. Number two, really big wings with black on already and big tail feathers. Number three, quite small wings, hardally no feathers on tail ect, really fat.. Biggest chick, first to hatch.. Number four, generally small,was the last to hatch and i didnt think he would make it. what do you think? Edited July 19, 2010 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 I think no 2 might be a girl, mollie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 3 and 4 may be boys ... first to hatch tends to be a boy, apparently and being bigger and less feathered sounds boyish too. Can't see their combs though, but #1 looks like it has a diddy comb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted July 18, 2010 Author Share Posted July 18, 2010 They all have tiny combs lewis xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted July 19, 2010 Author Share Posted July 19, 2010 anyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Griffin is the resident Lt Sussex sexing expert .....send her a pm, she'll probably ask for some "face-on" photos. I'm not even going to hazard a guess..though I might go back through my photos from last year later & see if I can make a slightly educated guess............ Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Are they all the same breed and age? While I'm not confident at sexing them so young, girls do feather more quickly than boys, so I'd say 1 & 2 are girls and 3 & 4 are boys. However, I'd be more comfortable with photos of them when they're 3-4 wks old, as the comb and wattle development (or lack of) is the usual giveaway for me. My (nearly) Silver Sussex chicks were very obvious by then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 All light sussex chicks. No sign of combs at all.. .There 13 days old today. (gone really fast.. ) Thankyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Heehee, welcome to the world of the new mum Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 I really need a incubator next season! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
