Gender for 8 week old Silver Laced Barnevelder

[Ebz5003]

This is an 8 week old SilvervLaced Barnevelder. Thoughts on gender?

 

[Sloane Chickens]

I don’t know this breed well, but based off the red wattle I’d say boy

 

[PNW keeper]

I think it’s true with this breed that females breasts have that lace pattern which I don’t see present here. Pink comb also has me leaning roo

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

At 8 weeks, I'd think that's a pullet.

 

[JedJackson]

It could go either way. Sometimes you just don't get a clear case at this age.

 

[redinator]

I'm voting cockerel due to the red wattles coming in already.

 

[AmeraucanaLover20]

I've raised silver laced Barnevelders and I would say cockerel.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

At 8 weeks, I'd think that's a pullet.

I always forget to add my reasonings in these kind of posts and seeing I'm the odd one out I'll add it now
I've raised Barnies too, ime they're fairly fast maturing I tend to sex mine around 4-5 weeks. If this is a cockerel he seems pretty slow maturing, which of course is possible. I have also had a pullet that had bright red wattles, but the wattles were small and it was definitely a pullet.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

It’s still early, but I’m leaning pullet. She’s got nice even lacing on her wings, and a small comb.

Do you have a photo of her standing without being held? It may help to see the body shape

 

[Ebz5003]

I always forget to add my reasonings in these kind of posts and seeing I'm the odd one out I'll add it now
I've raised Barnies too, ime they're fairly fast maturing I tend to sex mine around 4-5 weeks. If this is a cockerel he seems pretty slow maturing, which of course is possible. I have also had a pullet that had bright red wattles, but the wattles were small and it was definitely a pullet.

Yeah, my problem is that I have another of same age and breed from the same place that is much bigger and redder in the wattles and comb than this one. But their feather coloring is the same, which makes me think roo.