MixedFlock23
Songster
Hello! I think I have a pair of Polish, but would love opinions on genders. I’ve searched these forums for laced polish genders and often no updates are given, so my plan is to update here every so often until I know for sure what gender(s) I have.
They are named Thing 1 & Thing 2 (from Dr. Suess’ The Cat in the Hat).
I’ve learned that the laced polish are often much later to grow wattles & combs compared to the white crested blacks, blues, etc. Maybe that’s due to being bearded. It seems by 12 weeks an answer is obvious though. (Pointed crazy crest with skinnier feathers or rounded full crest with wider feathers)
Our two buff laced polish were purchased as pullets (according to the new Rural King employee; the bin sign was handwritten and only said buff laced polish), but I called the hatchery the next week and found they were straight run & hatched 3/23. Today they are seven weeks old.
I’m noticing that they have feathered in a different rates, have differently shaped tail feather tips, and the amount of eyeballs visible is different as well. Also their combs are placed differently on their heads as well (both in width of the V and how far back on the vaulted head it is). One has been lighter in color & now has wing patches of darker color.
I’m guessing the boy traits are:
Feathering in more slowly
More face/eyeball visible under the crest
Wing patch darker color
Pointy tail feathers
Crest set further back on head & is smaller
Here’s a baby pic collage:
Four weeks:
Five weeks:
Seven weeks:
I’ve noticed Thing 1 has round tail feather tips and Thing 2 has pointy tail feather tips—is this used to determine gender this early?
Wattles & combs:
No difference in color yet, no real wattle growth yet
Also I’ve noticed a patch of darker color feathers on Thing 2… would this be a sign of a cockerel? (Random hatchery photo of a rooster for reference) patch & pointy tail feathers circled as my early “boy clues”… if I’m correct.
Thank you!!
They are named Thing 1 & Thing 2 (from Dr. Suess’ The Cat in the Hat).
I’ve learned that the laced polish are often much later to grow wattles & combs compared to the white crested blacks, blues, etc. Maybe that’s due to being bearded. It seems by 12 weeks an answer is obvious though. (Pointed crazy crest with skinnier feathers or rounded full crest with wider feathers)
Our two buff laced polish were purchased as pullets (according to the new Rural King employee; the bin sign was handwritten and only said buff laced polish), but I called the hatchery the next week and found they were straight run & hatched 3/23. Today they are seven weeks old.
I’m noticing that they have feathered in a different rates, have differently shaped tail feather tips, and the amount of eyeballs visible is different as well. Also their combs are placed differently on their heads as well (both in width of the V and how far back on the vaulted head it is). One has been lighter in color & now has wing patches of darker color.
I’m guessing the boy traits are:
Feathering in more slowly
More face/eyeball visible under the crest
Wing patch darker color
Pointy tail feathers
Crest set further back on head & is smaller
Here’s a baby pic collage:
Four weeks:
Five weeks:
Seven weeks:
I’ve noticed Thing 1 has round tail feather tips and Thing 2 has pointy tail feather tips—is this used to determine gender this early?
Wattles & combs:
No difference in color yet, no real wattle growth yet
Also I’ve noticed a patch of darker color feathers on Thing 2… would this be a sign of a cockerel? (Random hatchery photo of a rooster for reference) patch & pointy tail feathers circled as my early “boy clues”… if I’m correct.
Thank you!!
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