Another rooster?

[goldylocks33]

We got 5 pullets from a breeder and so far three have crowed. The breeder has taken them back and guaranteed me my blue laced Wyandotte’s are both hens, and that the others haven’t crowed for them so they aren’t sure they are roosters even though I showed them videos of said crowing. One has all the mannerisms that the other roosters had and throws the head back but no crow yet. Any ideas if they are a hen or if I’m just paranoid now? Sorry I’m not much of a chicken photographer.

 

[DobieLover]

Is that one bird pictured or two different birds? Both are pictures of a cockerel.

 

[Sara S]

Defo Roos

 

[goldylocks33]

Is that one bird pictured or two different birds? Both are pictures of a cockerel.

Same bird.
Thanks, now to wait for it to crow!

 

[Iluveggers]

If you go back to your breeder, you can take pics of any “pullets” you want to bring home…make a thread and within a few minutes someone should be able to tell you what it is, if you have a choice from the breeder & want to save the time of traveling back and forth, or expense of feeding the Cockerels for a few days!

 

[DobieLover]

now to wait for it to crow!

Why? He's a cockerel. He has male specific plumage. If you were guaranteed pullets, take him back.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

I'm not sure why the breeder even thinks they are not roosters. They clearly have saddle feathers starting. I get sometimes it's hard to tell, but this one is blatantly obvious.

 

[Painted Calls]

That is an obvious cockerel and is a splash laced red.

How old were the chick you bought that the "breeder" guaranteed the sex of?

 

[goldylocks33]

That is an obvious cockerel and is a splash laced red.

How old were the chick you bought that the "breeder" guaranteed the sex of?

They were 9 weeks, now 18. Apparently they have a 90% success rate of gendering from that age, my lot have been 20% success rate.

 

[Painted Calls]

They were 9 weeks, now 18. Apparently they have a 90% success rate of gendering from that age, my lot have been 20% success rate.

Wyandottes can be super tricky, and male specific feathering doesn't typically come in until around 12ish weeks. So if they're guaranteeing 9 week old Wyandotte pullets, they're bound to only be 50% accurate.