The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Girls or boys?          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers Author Message Gina Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 471 Location: Kent Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 1:51 pm    Post subject: Girls or boys? Please help me with whether these are girls or boys....all chicks are coming up to 4 weeks old. And all are pekins apart from the blue. The one on the left is a red and smaller than the others - hoping this one is a girl, the next one is a silver partridge and then a coloumbian (this one has a slightly bigger comb than others) then there is blue. one in the middle is shelly, supposed to be a lemon but looks like a buff! with the silverp on left and col on right. The blue one is a boy I am sure. Sorry the pics are not bettter but they wouldn't keep still! Any ideas? Back to top Deb_Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661 Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 2:16 pm    Post subject: My uneducated guess.... Blue is a roo Shelly is a hen The Columbian is a roo The Red is a hen The Silver Partridge is a hen Back to top Fangs Joined: 16 Apr 2005 Posts: 1110 Location: Nr.Newport South Wales Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 2:18 pm    Post subject: i agree completely with deb, the sivler partridge u can sort of tell from the markings as well Fangs Back to top NannyP Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 11631 Location: 86310 Nr St Savin Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 2:31 pm    Post subject: I have absolutley no idea, but they're lovely, and I cannot believe how much they grow (yes I can really) in such a short space of time Back to top pollypekin Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 183 Location: Kent Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:10 pm    Post subject: I have already posted here once, dont know where the message went!! Anyway, I agree with Deb, you are very lucky to get more girls than boys Gina I normally have the other way round Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:45 pm    Post subject: lovely pictures, and although I know nothing about chicks, from everything I've read here, I would agree with Deb ~ lovely pictures Back to top NannyP Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 11631 Location: 86310 Nr St Savin Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 4:05 pm    Post subject: Found this, it might be helpful http://members.iinet.net.au/~greggles1/sexing.html Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Eggs and Growers All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group