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Another week and looking more and more male. Personality and body posture is all female, maybe because he’s still a baby. So far no problems with the Golden Campine cockerel. I will probably keep updating until he crows, for future people trying to sex their polish.

Not surprised - I was assuming that most of the bonus chicks are cockerels. Just bad luck that one of my pullets was missexed. Hopefully they will coexist ok - no rehoming since my flock has Mareks.

Hoping the resident Polish expert, @BastyPutt chimes in. Some of those crest feathers are very pointy, and the wattles are very red. My Ancona is also showing a lot of red, while the rest of the chicks are still pink.

10 week update - starting to look a little rooish?

Coming up on 8 weeks in a couple of days. Axl still looks like a pullet. The Ancona is showing a good bit of pink, but much less than 8-week Ancona cockerels. All of the rest are definitely pullets, except for the Campine, who is all boy.

and another head shot. It’s 90° today, which is why he’s panting.

I got the bonus chick with my McMurray order, hoping for a roo. Unfortunately, one of my pullets developed a pink comb at 3 weeks and started crowing at 4 weeks. So now I’m hoping that I beat the odds with the polish and that he is actually a she - certainly better odds than hoping my crowing...