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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: GillB on June 08, 2012, 03:44:11 pm

Title: How to identify sex of chicks (pekins)
Post by: GillB on June 08, 2012, 03:44:11 pm

Any ideas? :-\


 - or where I can find out ?


 - Ive got 8 pekin chicks all about 4 weeks old


Thanks so much

Title: Re: How to identify sex of chicks (pekins)
Post by: Fowlman on June 08, 2012, 05:29:24 pm

The boys head gear should be starting to redden up very soon. In two weeks time it will be obvious.

Title: Re: How to identify sex of chicks (pekins)
Post by: colliewoman on June 08, 2012, 05:43:25 pm

post pics then we can have a go :thumbsup: ;D

Title: Re: How to identify sex of chicks (pekins)
Post by: in the hills on June 08, 2012, 11:06:46 pm

My pekins have all been fairly easy to sex. Larger combs apparent from just a few weeks old and look near the beak for development of wattles in the males. Also males looking redder from 4 weeks on. Found the males crow at around 8 weeks in a lot of cases.