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5 week old silver laced polish bantam. Anyone tell me their gender. Please

post #1 of 8
4/25/12 at 5:30am
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post #2 of 8
4/25/12 at 5:43am

Looks like a girl to me so far, but it's a little early to tell for sure. Girls have the swept back nicely rounded poofy look. Boys have crazy wild hair look. Girls' poofs will look  a little messy for a short time while growing out, you'll probably see that in the next few weeks, but will go back to being smooth and rounded looking, where boys will get wilder.

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Wendy, chemist, mama to 4 human children, a crazy Husky/Australian Shepherd cross dog, a cat, several fish, bunnies, 17 goats,and our ever growing flock of chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese.

My oldest son is breeding BBS Orps! Looking for breeding stock!

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post #3 of 8
4/25/12 at 8:26am
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this is Oreao, do you think this one could be a boy?  their tail feathers seem different tho'  thanks for your help

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post #4 of 8
4/26/12 at 9:19am

Both look like girls to me. The topknot has a round shape with round edged feathers. Boys normally have a mohawk shaped topknot with pointy feathers.  Very cute

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Living and working on a Zoo farm - 300 plus chickens, fancy pigeons, Sebbies geese, turkey, crested ducks, peafowl, ornamental pheasant and ducks, Black swans, Egyptian geese, African Crowned Cranes, Emu, fainting goats, mini zebu, mini horses,mini donkey, alpacas, llamas, horses, 5 Great Pyrenees and a cat.
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post #5 of 8
4/26/12 at 9:21am
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thank you.  so pleased they are both girls, even tho we live out in the country our neighbours complain if we have a cockrel. many thanks x

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post #6 of 8
4/26/12 at 9:54am

The wattles are a good indicator, and in my experience they come in on the males at about seven weeks.  I would say that so far you have a hen, but you will know for sure in a few weeks if the wattles stay small and pale. 

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post #7 of 8
6/9/12 at 3:07pm

Please keep us posted. I have a 3 week old Silver Laced Polish and it seems very difficult to find photos of this breed as they grow. I'd be curious to see how your chicks progress :)

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6/9/12 at 3:09pm

I would say pullet due to to roundness of the crest 

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