7 1/2 week old Golden-Laced Wyandotte... hopefully pullet?

[Michael OShay]

Quote: Perfect. It's just what my granddaughter (pictured in my avatar) has done (more than once). )

 

[StarMeKritten]

I'm not sold on it being a cockerel. Wyandottes get some pink in the comb pretty early. The wattles are smaller than I would expect to see on a cockerel at that age too. Definitely keep this one for a few more weeks. I'm leaning towards it being a pullet.

 

[donrae]

I would wait also. I hate giving false hope, but I'm just not positive on this bird. The Delaware is definitely a boy, though.

 

[cruxmama]

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I would wait also. I hate giving false hope, but I'm just not positive on this bird. The Delaware is definitely a boy, though.

I'm not sold on it being a cockerel. Wyandottes get some pink in the comb pretty early. The wattles are smaller than I would expect to see on a cockerel at that age too. Definitely keep this one for a few more weeks. I'm leaning towards it being a pullet.

I am hanging on to them both for a bit. We have some time yet to find a contingency plan for them. And if Lynda Carter does indeed turn out to be a hen, I'll be able to keep them both (as long as Lenny stays docile anyway)... *fingers crossed*
I'll wait a few weeks and post some updated pics to see what everybody thinks then... Thanks, folks!!

 

[drumstick diva]

what you wouldn't name a new girl Laverne or Shirley???

 

[StarMeKritten]

The more I look at these photos, the more convinced I am that Lynda is a pullet. She's really only red in the face in the photos where she is being held. I looked back at the photos of some of my wyandottes at 8 weeks old and Lynda has about the same size of comb and wattles as my pullets at that age.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I say pullet Def not as red as his.
My cockerel

Him next to a pullet

 

[cruxmama]

I say pullet Def not as red as his.
My cockerel

Him next to a pullet

How old are your GLW's in these photos? Were they about the same age as mine? Mine is 7 1/2 weeks...

 

[Poultrybonkers]

How old are your GLW's in these photos? Were they about the same age as mine? Mine is 7 1/2 weeks...

I got mine in April they were about the same age.

 

[cruxmama]

I got mine in April they were about the same age.

Well that gives me some hope! I will hold off another few weeks and repost Lynda/Squiggy's pic then... The jury is out, but we will see!
Thank you!