Any Guesses?

[Homeschooling Homestead]

Hello all!! I'm hoping you can help me! My husband and I just began our journey of backyard homesteading and added 6 silver-laced wyandottes to our yard. They are so much fun! They are a little over 1 week old. I'm hoping ya'll can help me. I have 2 that have huge wing feathers already and their tail feathers have begun. I'm assuming these are pullets. I have 2 that are super questionable and look as though they *may* be producing tail feathers soon. Then I have 2 that I'm really thinking may be cockerels. HELP! Should I wait until they are a full 2 weeks old before I judge them on their tail feathers?

Thanks!

 

[Homeschooling Homestead]

I need to post an updated photo of Baby B. I think I got two mixed up. This one is correct.

 

[Gray Farms]

Feather development is not a good indicator of sex. Look for significant comb and wattle development prior to 6 weeks of age. These will be cockerels. Also white wing bars in silver laced pattern is a male specific trait.

 

[Homeschooling Homestead]

Feather development is not a good indicator of sex. Look for significant comb and wattle development prior to 6 weeks of age. These will be cockerels. Also white wing bars in silver laced pattern is a male specific trait.

Are you saying I have mostly males bc of the white patterns in their wings?

 

[Gray Farms]

Are you saying I have mostly males bc of the white patterns in their wings?

Their wing bar feathers aren't coming in yet. Wait till 5-6 weeks.

 

[Homeschooling Homestead]

I have some updated photos!!!! I have a hard time telling them all apart. There is one out of all six that has a single comb instead of a rose comb. All my babies are now 5 weeks old. I have not noticed a SIGNIFICANT development of combs or wattles. At least, none that look like what I've seen other 5 week SLW look like as cockerels. They definitely have some development of wattles and combs. But all that I can see are not bright red. I know it's still going to take time. But thought I'd post some updated photos. I should also mention these were all bought at Tractor Supply Company. So I'm sure not pure bred or greatest quality.

 

[Gray Farms]

I don't see any as of now that I could confidently call cockerels. Update in a couple more weeks.

 

[aglandaetap]

They all look like pullets for now

 

[Homeschooling Homestead]

Updated photos! I have one that I'm still questioning. Most of them I am 99% sure are pullets. This one has me confused. 12 weeks tomorrow. If it is a cockerel, when should I expect a crow?

 

[Gray Farms]

I don't see any cockerels