Gold Laced Wyandotte - Rooster or Hen

[Dockertrent]

Hi, We have never had chickens before so this is a first for us. We have 2 Polish and 2 Wyandotte.

The question we have is our Gold Laced Wyandotte a cockerel or a pullet ? She is aprox 5 - 6 months old, not crowing or laying eggs.

Thanks in advance.

 

[nuthatched]

He's certainly a dude, long, flowy and pointy hackle and saddle feathers are a dead give away, he's very handsome!

 

[chickentrains]

Cockerel

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Cockerel.

 

[Dockertrent]

He's certainly a dude, long, flowy and pointy hackle and saddle feathers are a dead give away, he's very handsome!

Thanks we thought so, the silver laced not well pictured looks like a pullet ?

 

[nuthatched]

Thanks we thought so, the silver laced not well pictured looks like a pullet ?

It looks like a roo to me from this angle but I can't say for certain

 

[FeatheredRaptor]

both look like Roos to me. Those green feathers are going to look good as plumage when they mature... you sure they’re both 5-6 months? My golden laced Wyandotte roo had his green feathers sticking up by 6months.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Thanks we thought so, the silver laced not well pictured looks like a pullet ?

I believe I see male saddles, so I would say cockerel there also.

 

[nuthatched]

both look like Roos to me. Those green feathers are going to look good as plumage when they mature... you sure they’re both 5-6 months? My golden laced Wyandotte roo had his green feathers sticking up by 6months.

Green feathers don't necessarily mean roo, all my hens that have black on them have green sheen.

 

[FeatheredRaptor]

Green feathers don't necessarily mean roo, all my hens that have black on them have green sheen.

Good to know, None of my golden laced Wyandotte hens have any green sheen but my GLW roo had them.