poppy ben grace Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Hi all, i just wanted your help in sexing my 5 week old pekings. I am fearing the worst as i have a feeling all 3 of my blue mottled are boys . Out of 5 pekings i think i have 1 hen! Thankfully i have found a home for them so i wont need to cull them. See what you think. The 2 def boys my only hope of a girl. think i am kidding myself looking at this again! Oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'm no expert but my three are only just getting any red in their faces at 15 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy ben grace Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 I know what you mean, my one hen is completely different to the boys. I am gutted as i really wanted some blue mottled girlies! Thats hatching for you i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 sadly they all do look like boys. Pullets have much more yellow combs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 I'd say boys too. Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Yes all boys I think. Beautiful though. I have a soft spot for pekins! I've got 4 that will be 4 weeks this coming Saturday. I'm sure I have 3 definite girls, but I'm not convinced about the other one. Gut feeling was boy at first, but I had a doubt the other day - although tiny wattles starting (I think) - comb is still yellow at the moment. I'm watching like a hawk - not that it matters anyway, as keeping all these. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy ben grace Posted October 17, 2011 Author Share Posted October 17, 2011 Thanks everyone! Oh well will have to wait until next year for some blue mottled girls now. At least i have one pekin girl (black mottled, the other black mottled is a boy too and the prettier one )and i am hoping i have two chocolate bantam orp hens of the four i have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Just resurrecting this thread to compare pics of my pekin chicks. I'd convinced myself that my 2 are boys as their combs have a hint of red sometimes. These are pics of them at 4 weeks, but they are 5 weeks old today and don't look any different: Mo: Jess is the darker gold colour: Nothing like the combs on those two in the first pics - so maybe I do have 2 little girls after all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If they still look the same as those pics at 5 weeks then i would say they are girls by 5 weeks the boys have good red combs and a couple of mine have crowed leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
