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With a single comb-that bird would not be considered a Wyandotte.

It's a single combed bird-so not what you want in a Wyandotte. Could be either at this point. Fine for egg layers.

We've bred wyandottes for 9 years. Hatchery birds are harder to sex, but in our line-the males combs are pink quicker and they are wider than the females. The female's combs are almost a gray shade when they are juveniles.

Agreed-SL

Your Silver laced is likely a cockerel.

SL is a pullet

No Wyandottes there.

Agree-we used to raise both colors.

100% both are boys.

It's easy, but you do need to keep up with the blood testing requirements, site inspections and yearly paperwork to the state.

I can't tell by those photos, but if the chick doesn't have a single comb-then it looks like a blue wyandotte. We used to raise them for several years. The last chick you posted looks like a splash color of the Blue laced Wyandotte variety. They are different varieties.

Both will be very orange splash colored blue laced red wyandottes. Hatcheries always sell the splash as blue laced.

Yep, Hatchery grade splash Wyandotte.

We started our waiting list for chicks. We raise, blue-laced red, silver laced and bantam partridge. We are NPIP certified and have shipped nationally for several years. Please see our website for prices and photos of our birds. http://nittanywyandottes.weebly.com/for-sale-and-price-list.html

Hatcheries usually sell splash colored birds-not black-laced. If you are looking to breed-then look for a breeder. If you just want eggs-then hatcheries are great.