Chicks born with a comb already

[davefromthechipie]

Hi all
Just wondered , Just hatched chicks that are born with small combs are 100% going to be males ? I have a light sussex & maran that was born this way, and sadly no other ones of them breeds to compare with .
Many thanks dave

[Nicos]

Mine just had a pale wiggle of a line for their combs- all looked the same- but I'm sorry- I can't sex mine just yet! (11 weeks)
Mine are a French type of bantam called Cayenne

[davefromthechipie]

Mine just had a pale wiggle of a line for their combs- all looked the same- but I'm sorry- I can't sex mine just yet! (11 weeks)
Mine are a French type of bantam called Cayenne

Like this ?

he/she is only about 10days old now

[Nicos]

yup!.....

[lynda66]

looks like an entirely normal unsexed baby chicken

[davefromthechipie]

looks like an entirely normal unsexed baby chicken

Ok great Its just my other lot, 2 weeks older, dont have any combs but then I just read (araucana) have red triple pea comb so that would be why then.

[Nicos]

I'm waiting to see if my cockerels can tell tell difference!!

just hoping they'll not want to 'mount 'any boys???...or don't they care???

-I'm hoping thats going to be they way I can check on their gender before they start to crow!!!!

[MaureenHall]

The 2 I thought were definite boys were born with combs. Although this pic is labelled "Blossom" it's actually Rowan who's the biggest of the lot now and getting a very impressive set of wattles ........................ at 5 weeks!!!

[chicken slave]

Light Sussex all hatch with combs (if they are male or female), and the one maran I have hatched also had a comb. I have noticed that my Light Sussex cockerals either are lighter in colour or have spots on there heads. Just had one hatched on Monday that has a spot on it's head.

[Snadger]

Light Sussex all hatch with combs (if they are male or female), and the one maran I have hatched also had a comb. I have noticed that my Light Sussex cockerals either are lighter in colour or have spots on there heads. Just had one hatched on Monday that has a spot on it's head.

Thats interesting, only one of my Light sussex hatched with a spot on it's head!
Still no idea what the heck mine are at nearly six weeks!

[chicken slave]

Thats interesting, only one of my Light sussex hatched with a spot on it's head!
Still no idea what the heck mine are at nearly six weeks!

When I looked at your photos I could only see 1 Light Sussex Cockeral, think I may have commented on that at the time.

[lynda66]

i was still not completely certain about elvis almost till he went at 16 weeks lol ..... i guess it's easier with same breed chooks but having 6 chooks with different breeding definitely didn't make it easy