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Really hoping this GLW is a pullet!

post #1 of 14
6/4/12 at 5:48am
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Having a roo wouldn't be awful, but it would sersiously be my luck to get one.  I'm concerned because I also have a SLW that's the same age that has a gray/pink comb area, and NO wattles forming.  Chick in question is around 5 weeks old.  Thank you!  :)

 

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Color is off in this one, but it gives a better side view of the body.

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Current owner of: 1 Silver-laced and 1 Gold-laced and 3 Blue splash Wyandottes; 1 Mottled Houdan; 1 Gold-laced Polish; 7 EEs; 1 Lavender Orpington; 1 Cuckoo and 1 Blue Splash Marans; 1 White and 1 Barred Plymouth Rocks.  Wishlist of other breeds a mile long....... 

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Current owner of: 1 Silver-laced and 1 Gold-laced and 3 Blue splash Wyandottes; 1 Mottled Houdan; 1 Gold-laced Polish; 7 EEs; 1 Lavender Orpington; 1 Cuckoo and 1 Blue Splash Marans; 1 White and 1 Barred Plymouth Rocks.  Wishlist of other breeds a mile long....... 

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post #2 of 14
6/4/12 at 5:59am
I am not great with sexing Wyandottes, but hang in there..

I know quite a few people (including myself) who have had Wyandottes pink up early.

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LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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post #3 of 14
6/4/12 at 6:11am

Can you post a front view of the comb? That would help a lot.

1 German Shepherd, 1 Borador, 1 Malitpoo, 1 West Highland Terrier, 1 German Shorthair Pointer puppy, 3 Australorps, 6 Red Sex Links, 1 Black Sex Link, 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Tetra Tints (aka: Amber Sex Link) and 9 Easter Eggers.

 

YES, I had to thin my flock out. It went from 57 to 28.  :(

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1 German Shepherd, 1 Borador, 1 Malitpoo, 1 West Highland Terrier, 1 German Shorthair Pointer puppy, 3 Australorps, 6 Red Sex Links, 1 Black Sex Link, 1 Speckled Sussex, 1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 2 Golden Laced Wyandottes, 2 Buff Orpingtons, 3 Tetra Tints (aka: Amber Sex Link) and 9 Easter Eggers.

 

YES, I had to thin my flock out. It went from 57 to 28.  :(

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post #4 of 14
6/4/12 at 6:48am

I think you have a girl. One of my SLW pullets developed early heres a pic at about 5 weeks for comparison

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I am a Wife and a Mother. We have 2 dogs, and our always growing flock of chickens(Barred Rocks, White Rocks, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, Marans, Japanese Bantams, Silkies, Silver Laced Cochin, Silkie/EE crosses, and a Cream Legbar Roo). We also have Bourbon Red Turkeys!  And now Ducks!!! Soon to be arriving Nigerian Dwarf doelings.

 

 

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I am a Wife and a Mother. We have 2 dogs, and our always growing flock of chickens(Barred Rocks, White Rocks, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Easter Eggers, Olive Eggers, Marans, Japanese Bantams, Silkies, Silver Laced Cochin, Silkie/EE crosses, and a Cream Legbar Roo). We also have Bourbon Red Turkeys!  And now Ducks!!! Soon to be arriving Nigerian Dwarf doelings.

 

 

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post #5 of 14
6/4/12 at 10:33am

I'd say you have a cockerel, but Wyandottes can be tricky. Don't give up hope yet!

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post #6 of 14
6/5/12 at 6:31am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hezz View Post

Can you post a front view of the comb? That would help a lot.

Here are 2 more pics.  If you need more/another angle, let me know! 

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And compared to my SLW pullet of the same age

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Current owner of: 1 Silver-laced and 1 Gold-laced and 3 Blue splash Wyandottes; 1 Mottled Houdan; 1 Gold-laced Polish; 7 EEs; 1 Lavender Orpington; 1 Cuckoo and 1 Blue Splash Marans; 1 White and 1 Barred Plymouth Rocks.  Wishlist of other breeds a mile long....... 

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Current owner of: 1 Silver-laced and 1 Gold-laced and 3 Blue splash Wyandottes; 1 Mottled Houdan; 1 Gold-laced Polish; 7 EEs; 1 Lavender Orpington; 1 Cuckoo and 1 Blue Splash Marans; 1 White and 1 Barred Plymouth Rocks.  Wishlist of other breeds a mile long....... 

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post #7 of 14
6/5/12 at 6:39am

Looks like a cockeral to me. But it's still early yet!

"Why yes, I was raised in a barn."

 

1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 2 Naked Necks, 1 Cochin, 1 Easter Egger, 7 barnyard bantams, 3 Rouens, Pheobe the Aussie, Wally - Nermal - Bea - and Sassy the cats....and now a whole 'herd' of new chickens: chantaclers, orloffs, wyandottes, rocks, sussex, new hamps, and brahmas, along with Pippen and Squeak the button quails.

 

 

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"Why yes, I was raised in a barn."

 

1 Silver Laced Wyandotte, 2 Naked Necks, 1 Cochin, 1 Easter Egger, 7 barnyard bantams, 3 Rouens, Pheobe the Aussie, Wally - Nermal - Bea - and Sassy the cats....and now a whole 'herd' of new chickens: chantaclers, orloffs, wyandottes, rocks, sussex, new hamps, and brahmas, along with Pippen and Squeak the button quails.

 

 

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post #8 of 14
6/19/12 at 4:27pm
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Alright, so here is a 6wk picture, though a little washed out......it's more red through the comb and wattles irl.  And fwiw, this chick's body language is always the 'hey!  what are you doing?' [cautiously picks its way nearer, head-bob, cranes its neck, a few more cautious steps, and then retreats]  I don't know if that just means it's the alpha pullet so to speak, or if that's early cockeral body language.

 

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Current owner of: 1 Silver-laced and 1 Gold-laced and 3 Blue splash Wyandottes; 1 Mottled Houdan; 1 Gold-laced Polish; 7 EEs; 1 Lavender Orpington; 1 Cuckoo and 1 Blue Splash Marans; 1 White and 1 Barred Plymouth Rocks.  Wishlist of other breeds a mile long....... 

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Current owner of: 1 Silver-laced and 1 Gold-laced and 3 Blue splash Wyandottes; 1 Mottled Houdan; 1 Gold-laced Polish; 7 EEs; 1 Lavender Orpington; 1 Cuckoo and 1 Blue Splash Marans; 1 White and 1 Barred Plymouth Rocks.  Wishlist of other breeds a mile long....... 

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post #9 of 14
6/19/12 at 4:34pm

I think you have a roo.sad.png Some roos aren't too terribly bad!

Proud owner of a Shih Tzu dog (Snickers); 4 cats (Lindy & Lil' Kitty & Gizmo & Peppy),2 chinchillas (ChiChi and Chia), 4 guinea pigs (Zack, Ozzie, Baby Girl, & Freckles), a horse (Simba), 1 call duck (Sage), 1 Black East Indie duck (Whisper), 1 mallard duck ( Franny), a Partridge Cochin hen (Clover),an Easter Egger hen (Tilly), a Barred Rock hen (Savvy), ;3 younger chickens (Pinky, Bigfoot, and...
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Proud owner of a Shih Tzu dog (Snickers); 4 cats (Lindy & Lil' Kitty & Gizmo & Peppy),2 chinchillas (ChiChi and Chia), 4 guinea pigs (Zack, Ozzie, Baby Girl, & Freckles), a horse (Simba), 1 call duck (Sage), 1 Black East Indie duck (Whisper), 1 mallard duck ( Franny), a Partridge Cochin hen (Clover),an Easter Egger hen (Tilly), a Barred Rock hen (Savvy), ;3 younger chickens (Pinky, Bigfoot, and...
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post #10 of 14
6/19/12 at 5:06pm

r u sure thats a SLW in the photo u put up for comparison?? it has a single comb

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