3-4 week old silver laced Wyandotte genders

[Kikoo]

Here’s another gender question!
I have 2 SL who are both supposed to be pullets but look different. Can anyone tell me based off of coloring?

 

[JedJackson]

They are different in coloring, but that is not going to tell you gender at this stage. It's just natural variability of hatchery chicks.

Around 6 weeks is a good time to start determining gender. The good news is they both have small combs and wattles, so are probably females. But not for sure yet.

 

[Kikoo]

Update on both of the chicks!
Any new guesses?

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

Update on both of the chicks!
Any new guesses?

Are you sure they're purebred SLW or could they be mixed?

 

[Kikoo]

I’m not sure, they could be mixed. I got them from a feed store but they were just advertised as SLW

 

[Fluster Cluck Acres]

I’m not sure, they could be mixed. I got them from a feed store but they were just advertised as SLW

They don't really look like the SLW pullets I've had, but I've only had a few so I'm nowhere near an expert. I'd be curious to see what they look like when they're grown.

They're looking pullet-y to me, though.

 

[Crazy Chicken Keeper]

I looked at the four photos at the start and went 'Girl. Girl. Girl. Girl' And then remembered that wyandottes have rosecombs so I'm not sure.

 

[JedJackson]

So far they're looking like pullets. Combs are small and pale.