Gold and silver lace Wyandottes: are they cockerels?

Priscila Leone

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These two Wyandottes, one silver, one gold are almost 11 weeks old now. I've also included photos when they were 5 and 6 weeks old. I've suspected they are cockerels since they were 2 weeks old. I think their feather development is delayed, their tails are stumpy with few curvy feathers, their combs and wattles are quite red, they've got big feet and long legs, all of which indicates they are boys, correct? But since I've got no other Wyandotte chick to compare with, I would like your expert opinion. If you agree with me, could you explain why? A lot of people just say "rooster" or "cockerel" but don't explain why. Thank you so much.
 

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These two Wyandottes, one silver, one gold are almost 11 weeks old now. I've also included photos when they were 5 and 6 weeks old. I've suspected they are cockerels since they were 2 weeks old. I think their feather development is delayed, their tails are stumpy with few curvy feathers, their combs and wattles are quite red, they've got big feet and long legs, all of which indicates they are boys, correct? But since I've got no other Wyandotte chick to compare with, I would like your expert opinion. If you agree with me, could you explain why? A lot of people just say "rooster" or "cockerel" but don't explain why. Thank you so much.
Not sure on gold. The silver *might* be a cockerel, I believe I see some sickle feathers starting to form. I’m not very good at this, but this person is @Overo Mare

Hope I helped in any way, and Welcome to BYC! :welcome
 
Welcome to BYC. Wyandottes are considered tricky to sex because their combs often redden up early for both sexes.

It's just about time for the sex-distinctive saddle feathers to show up so here's the diagram to explain them.

hen vs rooster.jpeg


Also, with Wyandottes you will see (or not see), the males' distinctive shoulder patches show up soon:
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Not sure on gold. The silver *might* be a cockerel, I believe I see some sickle feathers starting to form. I’m not very good at this, but this person is @Overo Mare

Hope I helped in any way, and Welcome to BYC! :welcome
Thank you! Yes, I've seen some of Overo Mare comments
Welcome to BYC. Wyandottes are considered tricky to sex because their combs often redden up early for both sexes.

It's just about time for the sex-distinctive saddle feathers to show up so here's the diagram to explain them.

View attachment 2959081

Also, with Wyandottes you will see (or not see), the males' distinctive shoulder patches show up soon:
View attachment 2959082
Not sure on gold. The silver *might* be a cockerel, I believe I see some sickle feathers starting to form. I’m not very good at this, but this person is @Overo Mare

Hope I helped in any way, and Welcome to BYC! :welcome
Thanks a lot! Yes, I've seen posts by Overo Mare who seems to know a lot about Wyandottes. Hope she'll reply to this post.
Cheers,
 
Welcome to BYC. Wyandottes are considered tricky to sex because their combs often redden up early for both sexes.

It's just about time for the sex-distinctive saddle feathers to show up so here's the diagram to explain them.

View attachment 2959081

Also, with Wyandottes you will see (or not see), the males' distinctive shoulder patches show up soon:
View attachment 2959082
Thanks a lot! I know about the saddle feathers, but I can't quite see them yet on neither bird. The gold one is smaller and still hasn't got back feathers. Quite a lot of fluffy baby feathers on both of them. Not sure how the shoulder patches should look like. Do you have a photo? Thank you so much!
 
Thanks a lot! I know about the saddle feathers, but I can't quite see them yet on neither bird. The gold one is smaller and still hasn't got back feathers. Quite a lot of fluffy baby feathers on both of them. Not sure how the shoulder patches should look like. Do you have a photo? Thank you so much!

The photo of the two Wyandottes shows the difference between male and female coloration. :)

Here's another pair:
breed_1637_m.jpg

breed_1637_p.jpg
 
These two Wyandottes, one silver, one gold are almost 11 weeks old now. I've also included photos when they were 5 and 6 weeks old. I've suspected they are cockerels since they were 2 weeks old. I think their feather development is delayed, their tails are stumpy with few curvy feathers, their combs and wattles are quite red, they've got big feet and long legs, all of which indicates they are boys, correct? But since I've got no other Wyandotte chick to compare with, I would like your expert opinion. If you agree with me, could you explain why? A lot of people just say "rooster" or "cockerel" but don't explain why. Thank you so much.
I am not seeing male. At 11 weeks they would have saddle feathers and lots of irregular patches. @Mom
 

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