4 Week old Silver Laced Wyandotte, Rooster?

[TheNat]

Thanks everyone for your help. My gut instinct is roo. I'm really hoping for a pullet, but if I compare this chicken to the other SLW it has a noticably whiter head and fuller tail, and is about 10% bigger. Also, the other 4 week old is not developing wattles. I guess if it starts getting white saddle feathers I'll know for sure. Should I look for anything else?

 

[HathawayHens]

so did it end up being a roo?

 

[Lbrad7]

I gotta go with pullet as well.

 

[Henderson Hen House]

I have one SLW and one GLW, both 5 weeks old, "guaranteed" girls, and they both have waddles....should I be worried that they are BOTH ROOS?? Yikes...

 

[Illia]

That's a pullet.

 

[sharol]

http://picasaweb.google.com/sharol46/GrowingUpInTheHoop#5508067108483200722

This is my GLW at 5 weeks. I was worried about her, but even though I don't have any eggs yet (at 18 weeks), she is clearly all girl.

http://picasaweb.google.com/sharol46/18WeeksOld#5540886555069284962

Sorry about the linked pics, but I can't get picasa pictures to display, and I'm out of room on the BYC server.

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[Jferlisi]

I say its a pullet. Its comb is still very dark and the wattles may not develop anymore. Chickens make a wide range of sounds so it could be anything. Also the legs are very thin.

 

[chicken wild]

pullet

 

[RainyChicks]

I think pullet too

 

[Smoochie]

A side shot may help. I am leaning pullet.