When Do Chicks' Combs Start to Develop?

[ChikenMania]

Two chicks. About 2 weeks old. Is top one cockarel? because if it is, we might have to send them back(town law)

 

[JaysGirl]

I have two buff orpingtons, and they are both developing tiny combs at 2 weeks old. One of the chicks is bigger than the other. Here's some pictures.

Chick #1


Chick #2


Dying eggs so my hands are colorful

The beak and head are even larger.

I think some just develop faster than others. I did an earlier post about the differences in my 2 BO. Here is the post and you can see the differences in mine. http://backyardchickens.com/t/1118955/please-say-this-is-a-girl

 

[amyschickens1]

i know that pekin bantam hens dont start devolping there comb till 12-20 weeks old when pekin bantam roos start deolpig at about 6-18 weeks

 

[amyschickens1]

it is possible that is the case

 

[Bantu]

I have a baby who just got their wing feathers in and I noticed a red sliver of a comb. isn't this awfully early. Do you think its a rooster?

 

[lazy gardener]

What is the breed? Can you show a pic?

 

[Bantu]

I think it's a cochin.

 

[Bantu]

the baby on the left. It's just a tiny reddish comb. I checked for pecking and find no evidance.

 

[Katazynaa]

I have 4 chicks right now they are supposed to be a legbar, leghorn cross I was very thrown off even when I first looked at them. Are chicks this radically different from the same hatch?! I know certain breeds can be such as EE. Legbars aren't black as far as I know and her roo is light in color. I think they are all boys none of my 7 other breeds hens had this much comb development at 3 weeks. Could it be the leghorn in them? A few of them are already turning a little pink. Included is a picture of the parents.

 

[Devyn Nagy]

Question... How accurate is chick sexing? Like, say, 80%?