How Old When Combs and Wattles Form.

[Booswalia]

Hi, I have 2 Delawares and 1 White Rock. The Delawares have had a comb and wattle since I got them and they've been laying every day for the past couple of weeks.

The White Rock seems to be younger but bigger than the other two. She doesn't have a comb or wattle yet and they seem to be taking a long time to develop. I don't know how old she is and I'm just wondering if the comb and wattle form before they start to lay or what the sequence of development is.

 

[ShaggysGirl]

Not sure on those breeds but my Buff Orpington cockerel had a comb and wattles at just a few weeks old. Some take longer. It helps to have a few of the same breed to compare so it was easy for me to know who was who.

 

[dixiechick]

ditto...I have bantam cochins and in about 2 weeks their gender shows through

 

[Booswalia]

Well, I'm sure she's at least 18 weeks old. She's bigger than the two Delawares that are fully grown and laying.

This is her about 2 weeks ago.

 

[chickluvr]

I have 2 white plymouth rocks and they are 15 weeks old this week. They are just now starting to grow their combs. They are not bright red, just kinda pink.

 

[meadrian]

My Delaware is 17 weeks old and looks just like that, but a little more red on the comb and wattles. She's not laying. (I know you said she was a White Rock, but looks so similar comb and wattle size to Delarware.) How old are your Delawares?

 

[Booswalia]

Thanks Chickluvr. Mine are probably around the same age then because I notice the comb is just barely starting to develop now.

I don't know how old the Delawares are. I was told they were just starting to lay when I got them and as it turned out one was laying and the other started within about 2 weeks. They both looked like this when I got them...

 

[meadrian]

Wow! She's beautiful!