So after spending time with the chickies everyday, I think I can now make an educated gender guess from their looks and behavior. They will be 5 weeks old on Tuesday, 4/23/13.
Listed from most likely male to most likely female: (my little girls named them!)
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| L-R around the hand: Penguin, Molly, EE, PB, Squirrel |
- Gold-necked d'Uccle "Goldie" - has a noticeably larger comb than Peanut Butter, very friendly, and lately quite bossy. The comb is just now turning pink. I remember when we got our first d'Uccles Moneypenny and Smurfette at about the same age, the guy had a whole flock and you could easily tell the cockerels from the pullets by the size of the comb.
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Black Cochin "Penguin" - pink wattles starting to show. Comb is bigger than Squirrel's and Chocolate. Very slow to feather. not very friendly. But if it's frizzle as I suspect, he'll be a keeper. It may just a few wayward wing feathers, though.
- Silver-penciled Cochin "Squirrel" - always at the door when I arrive and wants to know what's going on. Friendliest of them all. But while she acts very roo, she looks more hen.
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Sultan "Easter Egg" I'm just not sure about these sultans. They are either both boys or both girls. Both are the largest out of the flock and were quick to feather, but their crests are still coming in. This bigger one only comes to me if I have feed in my hand.
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Sultan "Cheez" - The slightly smaller of the two sultans...the one with the silver gene. Now looks just as white as the other. Very laid back. Would rather wait than join the crowd around my hand to feed.
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White-crested black Polish "Maxi" - looks and acts like all the skittish Polish hens I've had before.
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Partridge Cochin "Chocolate" - quick to feather; feet feathers also have the barring. The girls have recently renamed her Molly. So soft!
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| Squirrel |
Buff Columbian Millefleur d'uccle "Peanut Butter" - laid back and aloof like my previous d'Uccle hens. Small comb compared to Goldie's.
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| Peanut Butter |
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