Silver Laced Wyandotte Sexing-7 weeks old

[saraiquimby1]

Help! What sex. All are about 7 weeks old.

Chick 1

Chick 2

Chick 3

 

[juliecamp]

I vote all pullet bc for 7 weeks there is usually more comb and waddle development

 

[vonrow]

If I had to hedge a bet....I'd say pullets/hens for all of them. Roosters, by that age -and for this particular breed, tend to have what I call a "collar" around their shoulders/neck. It's usually a band of darker colored feathers around the neck, followed by predominantly white feathers all over their head. Pullets seem to fledge out with silver penciling/striping patterns on their heads with darker bodies --just like you see in those photos. My wife and I have been working with this particular breed for a few years now. She's kept a blog going for a while, covering the birds and misc other things around the farm. If you want the link to it just send me a pm or such. I can never remember if folks on the forums here want links dropped in posts or not.

 

[StarMeKritten]

AH! I'm so confused lol they are either all cockerels or all pullets lol I keep getting mixed answers. They all look almost identical so whatever they are i'm betting they are all the same sex lol. I'm so confused!

Post more photos in a week or two. It's not unusual to get mixed responses. They do look like pullets to me though... And for what it's worth, I hatch and raise a lot of wyandottes.

 

[Gray Farms]

If they are from a hatchery... they rarely have good lacing. Also they could molt in better lacing in their second molt.

 

[vonrow]

Looks like a bunch of young ladies, er pullets. By this age, roosters look quite different on the wings, shoulders, and neck, and tail feathers.

 

[sgtruglo]

Help! What sex. All are about 7 weeks old.

Chick 1

Chick 2

Chick 3

Hey Sara! I know this is VERY old thread but hoping you might still be active on here. What did your SLW end up being? Curious.
thank you

 

[StarMeKritten]

All pullets

 

[saraiquimby1]

AH! I'm so confused lol they are either all cockerels or all pullets lol I keep getting mixed answers. They all look almost identical so whatever they are i'm betting they are all the same sex lol. I'm so confused!

 

[Gray Farms]

They should start getting their saddle feathers in soon. Pointed feathers = cockerels, rounded feathers = pullets. Pullets would be my guess without looking at them closer. I've also raised Wyandotte's for several years. 7 week old boys should have more comb development.