Golden laced polish- pullet?roo?

[GirlsHuntToo]

I'm thinking still a hen

 

[odchooks]

We should be about 16 weeks now- don’t know exact hatch date. I’m leaning pullet but the crest is still pretty wild. Dainty feet still, no red on face, rounded tail. Wondering If the golden laced variety often have to grow into their crests? But lacing is pretty spotty.. so not sure

 

[Holdthechicken]

We should be about 16 weeks now- don’t know exact hatch date. I’m leaning pullet but the crest is still pretty wild. Dainty feet still, no red on face, rounded tail. Wondering If the golden laced variety often have to grow into their crests? But lacing is pretty spotty.. so not sureView attachment 3622273View attachment 3622274View attachment 3622275View attachment 3622276

I vote pullet.

 

[Chicalina]

These ringed areas are the things that suggest cockerel to me. Pointy saddles draping off to side of tail, spotty not laced chest, and streamer feathers off back of crest instead of neatly short and all the same length tucked in behind head.

I've put some comparison pics of one of my hens to show you the very blunt rounded scalloped saddle feathers and the tucked in round shaped crest at the back. (she is missing some tail feathers after a partial moult but the saddles are unaffected)

Can you take a close up photo of the comb with the crest pulled back. If you see an obvious V there that will help you decide.

 

[NatJ]

We should be about 16 weeks now- don’t know exact hatch date. I’m leaning pullet but the crest is still pretty wild. Dainty feet still, no red on face, rounded tail. Wondering If the golden laced variety often have to grow into their crests? But lacing is pretty spotty.. so not sureView attachment 3622273View attachment 3622274View attachment 3622275View attachment 3622276

Still looks female to me.

 

[Rose the Legbar]

Looks like a pullet. By this time cockerels would have their crazy hairdo and have pointed saddle feathers.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I vote pullet, but you’ll probably have to wait until all her feathers grow in to know for sure. What I can see of her comb looks very light pink, not red at all like a cockerel’s would be.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

It’s a pullet!

 

[odchooks]

I’m pretty convinced the Polish is a hen now. She is starting to grow into her crest. Still pink around the face. But I will keep posting pictures for those of you who are trying to figure out your own golden lace polish. And in case I’m wrong. This breed is not easy. I think the spotty lacing is just about breeding maybe.

 

[sourland]

pullet