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Title: What sex do you think these chicks are? Front view pics now added
Post by: chuckmum on June 16, 2010, 21:21
These are my babies who will be four weeks old on Monday. I think I have two boys and a girl - what do you think? They are silver pencil laced wyandotte bantams.
Sage
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/morrowsall/P1030593.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/morrowsall/P1030588.jpg)

Onion
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/morrowsall/P1030592.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/morrowsall/P1030586.jpg)

and Parsely
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/morrowsall/P1030590.jpg)
(http://i904.photobucket.com/albums/ac247/morrowsall/P1030583.jpg)

Bless them they are all a bit dopey looking as I got them out of bed to have their photo's taken as it is the only time I can catch them. There mums didn't seem to worried about it. Please tell me what you experts think they are
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are?
Post by: GrannieAnnie on June 16, 2010, 22:35
I think they are all lovely, but don't know what sex they are sorry!!   :(
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are?
Post by: chuckmum on June 17, 2010, 07:13
Thank you, they are sweet although they are just getting to that awkward gawky teenage stage. Some other people suggested that they are all girls - that would be great!!!! What do you think??? 
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are?
Post by: Casey76 on June 17, 2010, 10:36
Hmm... wing feather and tail feather all consistent in size...

so, either all girls or all boys, though at three and a half weeks I would also expect them to have little backpacks, so I'm leaning towards all boys... sorry!
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are?
Post by: wildwitchy on June 17, 2010, 11:39
id say the first two boys (wattles developing & can be seen clearly) last one a girl as lack of wattle development.

I dont know if its relevant but 1st two have stripes on the eye, the last one hasnt.
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are?
Post by: Pretty Chick on June 17, 2010, 17:27
Gorgeous pics Chuckmum and great names  :).

I'm not too sure about Onion (sorry :(), but I think Sage is possibly a boy because of his/her feet look quite large and his/her comb and wattles are clearly visible. Parsely's comb and wattles aren't very clearly seen and his/her feet aren't too big, so I think it may be a girl.

I'm definately not 100% certain what I've said is right, but that's what I'm thinking  ;).
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are? Front view pics now added
Post by: raeburg on June 18, 2010, 17:29
I'd go with 2 boys and a girl
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are? Front view pics now added
Post by: Pretty Chick on June 18, 2010, 17:32
After seeing the front view photos I'd say Sage and Onion are boys and Parsely a girl  :) :) :). Still not 100% sure though  :nowink:.
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are? Front view pics now added
Post by: Junie on July 02, 2010, 23:33
Hi, I'd go with 2 bys and a girl - how are they behaving? do Sage and onion bicker more with each other than Parsley - The fight for dominance starts very early!
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are?
Post by: TeaPots on July 02, 2010, 23:46
id say the first two boys (wattles developing & can be seen clearly) last one a girl as lack of wattle development.

I agree with ww, 1st one shows distinctive wattles (boy) and last one no wattles at all (girlie) but I couldnt really see from piccies to say for the other 2
Title: Re: What sex do you think these chicks are? Front view pics now added
Post by: chuckmum on July 04, 2010, 12:17
Hello again, I think I have two girls and a boy. Onion still is the only one with obvious wattles (now aged 6wks).  He engages in a fair amount of sparing with Parsley, who has just joined them now both mums have returned to the main coop.  He is also bigger and has a more prominent tail. So I am please two have two hen's, but I will need to rehome Onion (if anyone has any suggestions of a good place to start with him I would welcome the suggestions - he will make a good looking cockerel I'm sure)!