Updated Photos. So they are 10 weeks old in these pics. I am pretty confident the cuckoo is a girl but still not 100% on the other two since I was told that getting wattles early doesn't necessarily mean they are cockerels ;). See album with different shots of all three. What do you think now...
The blue is also starting to get horns. Would 8 weeks be too young for a pullet to have them or it is the same with wattles as horns. I am so confused. The cuckoo I am pretty certain is a pullet. The frizzle starting to get small wattles also.. It's a much bigger and stockier bird than other...
The first is a frizzle. It doesn't have wattles yet. Funny because the breeder tells me that the 3rd (blue) is a boy because of wattles and that the frizzle and cuckoo are girls! So confusing. lol I won't be rehoming them anytime soon.
Thanks so much for the info. It's so confusing I have pekin chicks & barred plymoth rocks and they all develop so differently. I will have to learn to be more patient ;)
OK thankyou for the quick reply. So even if they get wattles early it could mean that they are a pullet? That makes it even more tricker ;) I've seen photos of 4 week olds with red wattles so I was secretly hoping that might mean mine are still all pullets still!. I will take photos in a week...
What age do polish cockerels usually have their wattles start to show? I know I should be more patient and not 'count my chickens' yet but I have 3 x 5 week olds and they still don't have wattles yet. I am hoping they are all pullets. Can cockerels develop wattles at a later age or should they...