Do different feathers mean I have a roo?

[JHaller]

I notice a distinct difference in the size and shape of the wing feathers on these 8-day-old Golden Lakenvelder chicks. I ordered pullets, but two of the five Gold chicks have the shorter wing feathers. I also have five Silver Lakenvelder chicks, all of whom have the longer feather pattern.

Do I have a rooster here? I think the birds all came from the same hatch. What else could account for these differences?

Thanks for any help,

Judith

 

[patandchickens]

I am SO not an expert on this (just looknig for excuses to kill time at computer instead of going back outside and digging more drainage ditches

) but I'd say it is likely to be just meaningless variation. The chicks that I've had have varied considerably in how fast they feathered in, without it relating in any obvious way to gender.

But then what do I know

Have fun,

Pat

 

[juliechick]

I think it's possible that you have a rooster. In my experience, they do feather out slower than the pullets.