BLRW joke - now 11 weeks old, is it a boy??! (answer in post #82)

[key west chick]

The reason her hackle feathers look pointy is the black lacing. I bet if you look closely, the edges are rounded. Not sure what she is, but pretty sure shes a she!

 

[technodoll]

I guess it's a "wait and see" situation...

With my luck those shiny saddle feathers will grow in nicely and then that'll be the end of Scarlet's stay with us...

still hoping for a miracle though

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Looks like a girl to me... looks just like my girls at that age (but a different color)

Hope she's a girl for ya!

 

[sgtmom52]

Looks like a girl to me. The comb on yours looks a lot more like my pullet than my cockerel.

This is my BLRW cockerel (w/black lacing) at 8 weeks old...

This is my BLRW pullet at 8 weeks old...

 

[halo]

She hasnt even got yellow legs. Whatever she is, she's pretty. Sometimes surprises are the most fun. (and she's looking girly so far to me, too. Nothing is screaming roo yet.)

 

[technodoll]

So the absence of any comb (it's totally smooth) and teeny tiny pale wattles at 10 weeks of age would indicate pullet, no matter the feathering?

Sorry for being gaga over this but I'm so discouraged at having a coop full of teenage roos... some pullets would be a delight, no matter what they look like

 

[acid_chipmunk]

My vote is pullet, too. My 12 week old SLW's have the same comb development and wattles as yours. And, my BLRW roo has huge wattles and a very red comb at 8 weeks.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Sex wise, I say she's a pullet. And she's a pretty mistake, whatever color she ends up being!

 

[technodoll]

I wanted to thank you all for your opinions - I hope you're right when you say pullet!!

Will post an update with pics in a couple of weeks

 

[BlackBart]

Looks like my friend's Cinnamon Queen birds.