6 Week old Wyandots GLW

[JoieD]

Six weeks and 2 days.
Any guesses? They are suppose to be pullets.
Do the different markings mean anything?

#1 and #2 together

#1

#2

 

[hdowden]

it looks like they have different combs to? i think you have a pair

 

[kpsullivan]

Beautiful birds! I raised 6 Silver Laced until they were old enough to patrol our co-op garden. We had no hoppers and now have 6 lovely, hearty birds!

 

[JoieD]

You know i didn't notice the comb difference until I was posting the pics. I thought all wyandots had rose combs. They are hatchery stock though. Is there a relationship between comb type and sex?

 

[Lothiriel]

No, no relationship between comb types and sex. It's just a hatchery stock defect -- my SLW hen has a single comb.

I can't see anything that screams roo yet, so I'm thinking both are pullets.

 

[chickee]

#1 is a rooster, #2 a pullet

 

[cajun Rabbit]

I thought Wyandots had rose or pea combs.....

 

[chickee]

Quote:
They are supposed to have rose combs, but single combs do crop up once in awhile, even in the best stock

 

[cajun Rabbit]

Quote:
They are supposed to have rose combs, but single combs do crop up once in awhile, even in the best stock

dang, just when I thought I knew something

Well I will keep taking notes and maybe I can get something nailed down

 

[JoieD]

Chickee, can you tell why you think #1 is a roo. Maybe I can learn something.