[chickenlady]

i have some wonderful partridge and pyle brahma bantams that are now 4 and a half weeks old! trouble is i cant tell them apart?  the boys and girls i mean! they all look like girls to me and there are 8 so that wont be right! when will i be able to tell? and does anyone have any tips? and i thought the wyandottes were hard to sex! :blink:

Debbie

[kitkat]

Hi, I could tell mine very early on, the girlies are normally more feathered-go on post a pic , i'd love to see them

[chickenlady]

Hi, I could tell mine very early on, the girlies are normally more feathered-go on post a pic , i'd love to see them

will try but i dropped my camera a few weeks back and have to rely on my phone! 

Debbie

[woodside farm]

Usually the cockerels are very slow to feather and stand a lot taller than the hens, I think with the partridge it's only the hens that have the partridge colour, could be wrong though.

Michelle xx

[kitkat]

Here's Kaiser when he was younger

  I had 4 boys; this is them at just a few weeks

[chickenlady]

They are lovely  here are few pics but phone is bit rubbish for pics!





best pics i could get! they are nearly 5 weeks old and all seem just as feathered as each other!  even with my wyandottes i was able to tell by now!?

Debbie

[kitkat]

Well, my guess[presuming Bantams feather up quicker?] and quality not being brill;
PIC1; Boy
PIC2;Boys
Pic3;2 girls[pyle] 1 of each Partridge behind.
Last Pic;girl.
  I went on colouring there mainly, and is what i would think if they were mine, be interested to see what others think.
  P.S hope i'm wrong, unless you wanted some boys

[chickenlady]

No!  dont want boys! just to confuse you more there are also some cream legbar boys and welsummer banties boys in there! oh! and 4 quail! 

So failing the feathering up test! when will they start getting their combs?

Debbie

[Hensington]

Partridge Brahma boys do not have partridge markings, only the girls do so they are easy enough. The boys look nothing like they will when they are older either so patience is required:)
Combs are small on Brahma boys, you are better sexing by the shape of feathers. Rounded tips for girls pointy for boys.