Why are my 9 week old Polishes so hard to sex???

[amykbennett]

We have 15 chicks that are around 9 weeks old. Most of them I can determine to be pullets (all were supposed to be pullets). But I am so stumped on my Polishes! Help me please! We have 5, and the White Crested Black and Buff Laced I'm pretty sure are pullets. But these 3 I don't know.

Their bodies are cockerel-y, but their crests are becoming more orderly by the day. No waddles or reddening yet.

Would love help from experts!

Silver Laced

Gold Laced

Tolbunt

Would love help

Thank you!

 

[Rose the Legbar]

Your Tolbunt I am pretty sure is a pullet just by the crest alone. If I was judging the Silver laced polish by the crest, i’d say cockerel.
But for a better guess, update with photos in 2 week

 

[James Blaine]

We have 15 chicks that are around 9 weeks old. Most of them I can determine to be pullets (all were supposed to be pullets). But I am so stumped on my Polishes! Help me please! We have 5, and the White Crested Black and Buff Laced I'm pretty sure are pullets. But these 3 I don't know.

Their bodies are cockerel-y, but their crests are becoming more orderly by the day. No waddles or reddening yet.

Would love help from experts!

Silver Laced
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Gold Laced
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Tolbunt
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Would love help

Thank you!

Beautiful Birds

 

[amykbennett]

Your Tolbunt I am pretty sure is a pullet just by the crest alone. If I was judging the Silver laced polish by the crest, i’d say cockerel.
But for a better guess, update with photos in 2 week

I would be oiver the moon if the Tolbunt ends up being a pullet! We were so excited to get it and really really wanted a pullet! It'd be great if the others were as well, but since they're so hard to get, we're really holding out hope it's a girl!

 

[amykbennett]

Beautiful Birds

Thank you so much! I LOVE Polishes and this bunch is so fun!

 

[Flockking]

Don't know if it's just me but 1 and 2 are looking male

 

[AngelaSh]

I agree with everyone else, the silver and gold laced look like cockerels and the Tolbunt’s crest looks very smooth and round, like a hen