Golden Laced Wyandotte - ID help - THANKS

[lrgarden]

Here are three photos of my 13 week old chicken. Ordered pullets however this one looks like a rooster. Opinions please? I will not be able to keep it if it is a rooster. How long before they crow?

Thank you,
Lori

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/44366_wyandotte_1.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/44366_wyandotte_3.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/44366_wyandotte_2.jpg

 

[Jferlisi]

Yes thats a cockerel. It all depends on the chicken as to when they crow or not.

 

[ChickenWisperer]

Yeah... it's a boy. Some crow really early, some don't crow till 6+ months... it just depends.

 

[anderson8505]

sorry, yeah I'd say that's a cockerel. Compare his beautiful feathers near his tail with your pullets...

Send him here, I'm going to start a bachelor's pad.

 

[Lothiriel]

100% cockerel. He'll be pretty. Too bad you can't keep him.

And it depends on the bird sometimes for the crowing. I've had some crowing at 4 weeks, others left me hanging.... until they were a lot older.

 

[Peep lePleaser]

Definitely a cockerel. Longer feathers around his tail and neck. As someone else said here, compare them with your hens....most definitely male.

 

[lrgarden]

Thank you everyone. I was wondering why he was so late in feathering out his back. For several weeks he had almost no feathers on his back, between his wings. Then last week when I
moved them out to the coop from the temporary run in the garage I noticed the beautiful shiny colors especially the saddle. Now I am wondering about the sexing on the rest of the birds, one dozen in total.

 

[aoxa]

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He is a boy. My pullet is nearing POL and doesn't have wattles that large yet

 

[NYChicks345]

I have GL and SL Wayandottes.... That is def. a cockerel... Very nice looking... Too bad u can't keep him.

 

[MassivelyScrambled]

I'll confirm what's already been said here, we have GLWs and SLWs and the bird you picture is for sure a young Roo.