Hi kian! I'm thinking these are both pullets, but I see why you are unsure. The comb on the first looks a little strange to me and the second chick has those really long hackle feathers-- kind of looks like a chicken mane! Still think they are pullets. By 9.5 weeks a cockerel comb is usually pretty obvious. (But you never know....Ok I've posted photos of these two at younger ages. They're now 9.5 weeks and I am all sorts of confused with them. The one I thought was a girl due to what I've read about tails and all looks more rooish now and the other one that I thought looked like a boy due to tail and legs and all looks pulletish.
Basically I have no idea! There is no other color on them but white.
This is the one that I had been previously thinking was a girl but now..... ?
Here is the one that I had previously thought was a boy. The comb is just a wee bit pinker than is showing in this photo.
So.... any ideas? Thank you
Haha! It's confusing because there aren't really any 'rules'. They're more like guidelines.mine seems to have a yellow neck but recently got a darker red chest and red in the wings but the neck remains light colored so does the red in the wings mean its a boy for sure? the comb still doesnt look like 3 rows or red yet at 9 weeks. I am confused about the coloring rules. thanks, lisa
mine seems to have a yellow neck but recently got a darker red chest and red in the wings but the neck remains light colored so does the red in the wings mean its a boy for sure? the comb still doesnt look like 3 rows or red yet at 9 weeks. I am confused about the coloring rules. thanks, lisa
I rely on the look of the comb to help with sexing, so hard to tell with these, but they look like pullets to me. The top one seems more brown than rusty red and its rather spread out, so thinking pullet here. Bottom one has nice pullet coloring and a small comb. The middle one also has pullet coloring, but has the largest comb of the 3. It doesn't look too pink though, but still makes me wonder. We'll see what others think.
#1 top view - pullet? has a lot of red on the wings
#1 side view
#2 side view
#2 top view - pullet
#3 top view - pullet
#3 side view
these are my three that are about seven weeks. i think #1 and #3 are mix with a silver laced ... something, their combs are not red and have not grown in yet.
Look like silver laced wyandoote crosses, and I see all pullets.......#1 top view - pullet? has a lot of red on the wings
#1 side view
#2 side view
#2 top view - pullet
#3 top view - pullet
#3 side view these are my three that are about seven weeks. i think #1 and #3 are mix with a silver laced ... something, their combs are not red and have not grown in yet.
Thank you! I hope you're rightHi kian! I'm thinking these are both pullets, but I see why you are unsure. The comb on the first looks a little strange to me and the second chick has those really long hackle feathers-- kind of looks like a chicken mane! Still think they are pullets. By 9.5 weeks a cockerel comb is usually pretty obvious. (But you never know....until you know!)
