It’s that time of year when every second post on every chicken group is asking people to sex their young birds. Here are some tips on how to figure it out for yourself. 1.) Colour. In many breeds, other than solid colours (buff, white, black etc.), the cockerels are more colourful than the pullets when they begin to feather in. 2.) Pullets may feather in faster than cockerels. 3.) Leg size. Cockerels will have thicker legs. 4.) Comb colour. If your chick’s comb is turning reddish by 8 weeks old, it is probably a cockerel. 5.) Comb size. If you have purebred chickens, the ones with larger combs are probably…