7 week bantam black Wyandotte. Gender?

[Faraday40]

This little one is exactly 7 weeks old today. I’ve never had a rose comb chick so I’m confused about its gender

At first I thought male. The comb color went pinkish at 4 weeks, but it’s still flat 3 weeks later. There are tiny pink wattles but they’re not dropping. They’re also staying about the same.

Tail and feather growth are fast. No bald back and shoulders. Of course that doesn’t always mean much.

No siblings (of same breed) to compare. Please share your gender guesses.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Looks like a pullets to me. Wyandotte pullets will pink up early, but the comb stays smaller.

 

[SilverBirds]

I'd agree, looks like a pullet to me.

 

[Leatherworker]

Agree, looks like a pullet. The cockerels combs get very red and the wattles start coming out even when that age.

 

[Faraday40]

Thank you. She's now 10 weeks and looks the same.

 

[Faraday40]

It was a bit of a challenge, getting her picture today. She kept examining the lens, so I got a good amount of beak close-ups

 

[Aziza]

She's beautiful waiting for mine to grow up.I have 3 and they're not the same age a week or so between hard to know if female or males

 

[MaverickNova]

Looks like a pullets to me. Wyandotte pullets will pink up early, but the comb stays smaller.

wyandotte cockerels usually have wider combs even from an early age. this is jack my wyandotte roo at that age and a photo of him when he was younger. the first 3 photos are him at 8 weeks old.

 

[All-I-Want-Are-Chickens]

wyandotte cockerels usually have wider combs even from an early age. this is jack my wyandotte roo at that age and a photo of him when he was younger. the first 3 photos are him at 8 weeks old.

Thanks for posting pictures of Jack. I know it can be hard to search through pictures to find a certain bird at a certain age, and even if not the best quality pic, it really helps to see a known cockerel for comparison.

 

[MaverickNova]

Thanks for posting pictures of Jack. I know it can be hard to search through pictures to find a certain bird at a certain age, and even if not the best quality pic, it really helps to see a known cockerel for comparison.

yeah. he will actually be 1 year old soon on february 18th