CatsCube Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 I have heard of being able to identify pekin chicks through the feather formation on their wings, what exactly is it I should be looking for? My second batch of chicks are a little over 3 weeks old now and on Thursday Im off to get some more chicks to up their numbers. Out of the 11 I have two developed definite large combs and were dispatched at the weekend, however the rest all have rather small combs still, and I really don't believe Im as lucky as having only 2 boys out of 11! I dont know if anyone else had found with pekins, that chicks outside with a broody colour up red and are easier to distinguish as boys then indoor reared chicks, also some colours seem to mature faster than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 The theory is that at a day old females are more easily identified by having wing feathers two different lengths and the boys have stubby wing feathers the same length - however this actually is only accurate where a fast feathering breed is crossed with a slow feathering breed It also only applies in the first couple of days In general though in my experience females feather up quicker ontheir backs and the fluffy backed ones tend to be males but thats not 100% obviously! With pekins the easiest identifier is the comb it tends to be smaller and more yellow on females but again that's generally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatsCube Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 Ah their goes that idea then! Looks like Im going to have to wait and see with the remaining 9. Wouldn't it be great if only 2 of the 11 were boys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
