I was so certain she was a girl. Polish, 2 months

[afieldssnowyegger]

that Marans is a boy. Polish mature quite quickly. Post pics of its crest and comb

Yep, I already rehomed the Marans. The Polish doesn’t have a very red comb or wattles. That’s why I’m so surprised. I’ll get pics of him whenever I can. Don’t have any recent ones rn.
Thanks everyone for the help

 

[Chicalina]

the crest shape should be a giveaway

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Roo

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Very confusing with the video of a different bird. Especially on a Sunday before I have had the usual 2 cups of coffee.
Post a good clear photo of (him) showing any wattle growth and both front view and side view of crest.

 

[Sycamore Hill Chicks]

Welllll hopefully he’ll be quiet enough so that bribing the neighbors with eggs will be enough for me to be able to keep him

Bribery is key

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Bribery is key

My neighbors get a dozen eggs a week.

 

[afieldssnowyegger]

Sorry lol I know it’s a lot of photos but I wanted you to have the best idea. We did trim some crest feathers by the eyes because she couldn’t see well. It’s pretty clear which feathers were trimmed. Let me know what you think!

 

[NatJ]

Sorry lol I know it’s a lot of photos but I wanted you to have the best idea. We did trim some crest feathers by the eyes because she couldn’t see well. It’s pretty clear which feathers were trimmed. Let me know what you think!

From the appearance, I would have guessed female at this time.

But crowing means it is almost certainly male. Crowing hens are rare, and crowing pullets are even more rare. (And if crowing is a problem, then it will be a problem no matter what gender the bird actually is.)

I expect the male saddle feathers will start coming in fairly soon, and then he'll look more masculine.

For anyone not familiar with saddle feathers: they grow on the bird's back, in front of the tail, and eventually hang down on both sides of the tail. On most males, the saddle feathers are long and slender and have pointed ends. On a female those feathers are wider, shorter, and have broad rounded ends. This refers to the shape of the actual feather, not the markings-- some hens have pointy markings on the rounded feather, which makes it harder to see the actual shape. A young chick will initially grow "female" shaped feathers there, no matter what gender the chick is. And a few breeds (like Sebrights, but not Polish) have hen-feathered roosters, who always have the "female" shaped feathers.

 

[afieldssnowyegger]

From the appearance, I would have guessed female at this time.

Me too- that’s why I was so shocked when s/he crowed. I had a Polish roo chick that this one grew up with. He was so different from the girls in appearance and behavior. I thought the rest were girls because of the comparison I’d done.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I would surely guess this one to be a pullet! Are you sure it crowed?