GLW roo or hen??

[Griffy]

I have a GLW and both my wyandottes have been called roos already just trying to see if anyone on here has any advice. "She" is just over 5 weeks i know its early just wondering why someone might say its a roo?? Thanks for helping

shes in the middle

mostly yellow comb

no wattles

thanks again

 

[elizabethjg]

I’ve had plenty of GLW, and from these pics it looks like a pullet. If the tail is strait and broad it's a girl, if it's soft and pointy it's a boy.

 

[Griffy]

Thanks I really hope so.. i was told that because of the pointy saddle feathers and hackles (only based on these pictures, not in person) that its a roo

 

[elizabethjg]

Thanks I really hope so.. i was told that because of the pointy saddle feathers and hackles (only based on these pictures, not in person) that its a roo

In my opinion she looks a little young to base it off of hackle and saddle feathers, but she may be maturing fast. Beautiful chicks though!

 

[Griffy]

In my opinion she looks a little young to base it off of hackle and saddle feathers, but she may be maturing fast. Beautiful chicks though!

Thats kind of what I thought about the feathers but I am new to this, I guess its a waiting game. Ill repost pics as she grows and hopefully shell remain a she thanks

 

[Griffy]

What age do saddle feathers usually show up in glw?

 

[elizabethjg]

What age do saddle feathers usually show up in glw?

Usually around the 3 to 4 month old range. Some lines feather later though, so like around the 5th months.

 

[ftfarmer22]

I say they are all pullets!!

 

[Griffy]

I say they are all pullets!!

awesome!! Thanks I really hope so

 

[drumstick diva]

I don't see anything screaming cockerel. For now they are pullets. Sometimes feathers look pointy - like in this instance the gold parts may be rounded but the black outlining can make it look pointy. That is the hackle feathers, I don't see any pointy saddle feathers. Maybe my vision is off. How old is she?