Help with Polish...

[SunAngel]

Am hoping Nilla turns out to be a pullet, but I am starting to have my doubts. Sorry about the dirty head, S/he loves watermelon! Any guesses?

 

[ChickenWendy]

I would guess from those head feathers being kind of punk rocker instead of afro poof of the 70's that it's probably a rooster. But a beautiful one at that. Polish chickens are awesome!

 

[tomstephens]

That 'fro looks very rooish to me. My pullet for comparison:

 

[SunAngel]

I was holding out hope that the fro didn't look as poofy due to being wet and dirty, but I guess you are probably right.

Thanks for the help and your pullet is so pretty!

 

[LilPeeps]

Looks like a cockerel.

 

[silkieluvr]

Looks like a cockeral, though it may just be due to the head being wet...

 

[SunAngel]

I took him in to wash his tophat, but I don't think it helped him look any more like tomstephens pretty hen! So I think you are right. Thanks for the help!

Oh well, maybe I will find a new Polish hen somewhere, never know.

 

[NYREDS]

Definately a cockerel crest.

 

[jossanne]

If you can hold the bird, look for a comb. If there's a comb at all, it's a cockerel... or so I've been told on here. At 8 weeks, my polish "cockerels" have two little tiny horn-like comb bumps showing up, the beginning of a V comb. Correct me if I'm wrong, anyone.

Also I've read that brighter colors often point to cockerels, and that bird looks pretty light...

 

[SunAngel]

I will try to get ahold of him to look at the comb.

He is pretty light, which is what makes me wonder. All the males I have seen were much darker, as were their poofs. He has gotten darker from when I got him though, he was almost white with just light buff spots here and there.

I guess I will let my friend hold onto 'him' and if he never crows or starts laying eggs, I will bring her back home. She has one of my female WC Black Polish and a White Polish that I assumed weeks ago was a roo, but now I'm not sure on that one either, ugh. I just dont want the female to be alone over there. These two Polish are driving me batty. The WC Black ones are so easy to figure out in comparison!