Golden Laced Wyandotte Sex determination problems. HELP!

BarredCometLaced · Jul 10, 2011

SO, we have this chick( 2 weeks old). She (?) is shy and quiet. We are not aloud to have roosters in our neighborhood, so i was wondering if you guys could help me out with your opinions. Do you think she is a pullet our a rooster chick? I am worrying that shes a rooster because her tail is still downy compared to our barred rocks that are the same age. Is it too early to tell?

Thanks. If you need more pics let me know. I will re-post some pictures some more pictures next week.

bustermommy · Jul 10, 2011

She's too young, but her legs do NOT look particularly large like a roo's.

BarredCometLaced · Jul 11, 2011

Any other opinions?

fshinggrl · Jul 11, 2011

I agree that it is too young to determine gender.

eta: I had a chick that didn't grow a tail until she was a month old.

BarredCometLaced · Jul 20, 2011

She is now 3 weeks old. Are there any new guesses? She is the most nervous of the three we have... but becoming friendlier.

Pele · Jul 20, 2011

She's a she.

Males tend to feather in their colors differently. I have had a hatchery Wyandotte too, and they are very nervous and flighty as a whole.

BarredCometLaced · Jul 21, 2011

well thats a relief! We didn't want to have to give her away.

goldtopper · Jul 21, 2011

My GLW's were nervous but after hand feeding them daily, at 22 weeks they are much more friendly. They still don't like to be held like my buff orps, but they don't scatter anymore, in fact they follow me around.

BarredCometLaced · Aug 17, 2011

She/He is 7 weeks today

Any new guesses? Really hope its a pullet...

Tried to get a good body shot

Close up of face.

The smallest of the bunch... yellow comb and wattle.

Stumpfarmer · Aug 17, 2011

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Definitely can say female here, although seven weeks is about the absolute minimum age for Wyandottes in general, I'm beginning to understand. Her comb is still flat and dull-colored, and her back lacing is uniform: laced Wyandotte cockerels all look as if they are wearing a cape of contrasting unlaced feathers around their upper shoulders.

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