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I can't help you with that one, I am not familliar with either breed. You will like your SLW's eggs. It took one of mine quite a while to get out of the smaller egg stage but the other one and the GLW have been laying a good sized egg almost from the beginning. They lay just about every day...

OK looking at the pics of Liz I would say she is a SHE! Her comb and wattles are a little pink but if she was a boy at her size she would have wattles as big as the young cockerel in my "example" picture.

Quote: I feel your pain. Yesterday I was trying to get "body shots" of my four week old Brahma chicks and some of them just didn't understand the concept of "HOLD STILL"! At least I didn't have a two year old "helping" me. Take your time getting the picture posted.

I found some examples to show you what I was talking about. This is an example of a show quality SLW hen. See how uniform the white and the black lacing is on her feathers? This is an example of a SLW hen that does not have good lacing. Her markings are not very uniform and not very crisp...

I would keep an eye on the SLW. I know they are from a hatchery so it might just be bad "lacing" but those white patches on the wings are looking a little suspicious. Can you post pictures of the comb and wattles?