5 1/2 week old SLW gender?

[jennaa1434]

Silver laced Wyandotte, 5 1/2 weeks old. I know sexing silver laced Wyandottes is tricky, am im thinking pullet, but I wanna see what everyone else thinks. Thanks!

 

[cstephens1987]

Hard to tell. Might need another week or two.

 

[jennaa1434]

Hard to tell. Might need another week or two.

Okay, thank you

 

[Thatothercrazychickenlady]

My guess right now would be pullet. At 5 1/2 weeks my Wyandotte cockerels tend to have a lot redder comb and large wattles. There’s still a chance they grow in. Should be more sure at 7-8 weeks.

 

[chrissynemetz]

I'm saying pullet for now
.. but I agree, maybe post more pictures in a couple of weeks

 

[jennaa1434]

Thank you all!! I wasn't sure, he/she will be 6 weeks old in 2 days and a lot of others usually say that's when you can first start sexing most chicks, but I know these Wyandottes are tricky lol

 

[Trux]

These were 7 weeks old

Roo3

• Trux
• Apr 19, 2018

SL Wy cockrel 7weeks

Roo2

• Trux
• Apr 19, 2018

SL Wy 7 weeks cockrel

Roo1

• Trux
• Apr 19, 2018

SL Wy 7 weeks cockrel

Pic 1 the 2 on the left were cockerels, on the right pullet
Pic 2 foreground cockerel back ground pullet
Pic 3 left cockerel right pullet
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Is that that the only SLW you have that age?
Is the bird rowdy and playful with the other chicks? More so that the others?
I hope you have a pullet, but there is a lot of red in that comb already for the birds age so I am leaning to cockerel

 

[jennaa1434]

These were 7 weeks old

Roo3

• Trux
• Apr 19, 2018

SL Wy cockrel 7weeks

Roo2

• Trux
• Apr 19, 2018

SL Wy 7 weeks cockrel

Roo1

• Trux
• Apr 19, 2018

SL Wy 7 weeks cockrel

Pic 1 the 2 on the left were cockerels, on the right pullet
Pic 2 foreground cockerel back ground pullet
Pic 3 left cockerel right pullet
If you click on each picture it will make it bigger so it is easier to see, hit the back button on your browser to go back to post.
Is that that the only SLW you have that age?
Is the bird rowdy and playful with the other chicks? More so that the others?
I hope you have a pullet, but there is a lot of red in that comb already for the birds age so I am leaning to cockerel

Currently it's the only SLW i have right now. My friend took the other ones, and all of hers look around the same as this one. It is very rowdy compared to the other ones and always has been so I wondered about that, though my RIR pullet is also very rowdy as well. Thanks for the help!

 

[jennaa1434]

The RIR is a few days older

 

[Reddawn]

Here’s hoping she’s a pullet!! She’s beautiful SLW are on my must add list!