Is my chicken a rooster?

[elisemarie]

So, we have a Silver Laced Wyandotte that is about 3 months old. We got "her" over a month ago thinking we were getting a hen. We sent a photo to the farmer we buy from a he said she looks a lot like a young roo, but isn't sure. We can't have roosters in our town, though. She hasn't crowed or anything yet and is at the bottom of the pecking order. Anyone think they know?

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• elisemarie
• Jul 21, 2017

 

[AlleysChicks]

You have a cockerel. Large white patches over the wings plus the green in the tail. And those skinny feathers at the base of his tail...only boys get those.

 

[elisemarie]

Oh, I have no idea about this stuff . Thanks for the help

 

[The Moonshiner]

And with silver laced the boys have a different pattern then the girls.
Yours is getting in the rooster pattern.

 

[elisemarie]

Thanks, too back we need to send him back

 

[AlleysChicks]

Oh, I have no idea about this stuff . Thanks for the help

You're welcome

 

[aart]

And with silver laced the boys have a different pattern then the girls.
Yours is getting in the rooster pattern.

Would love to see a male and female at 3 months side by side.
You don't happen to have an image like that do you?

 

[lazy gardener]

Agreed, I'd also like to see a side by side of some silver laced male/females. I think it's a cockerel based on comb and wattle development. MY SLW gals are no where near developed at just a couple days shy of 16 weeks.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

So, we have a Silver Laced Wyandotte that is about 3 months old. We got "her" over a month ago thinking we were getting a hen. We sent a photo to the farmer we buy from a he said she looks a lot like a young roo, but isn't sure. We can't have roosters in our town, though. She hasn't crowed or anything yet and is at the bottom of the pecking order. Anyone think they know?

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• elisemarie
• Jul 21, 2017

Hi, welcome to BYC!

That is definitely a cockerel. The boys get blotchy barring on top of their wing while the girls keep a nice clear lace pattern... that is true for all laced breeds except maybe Seabrights.

 

[EggSighted4Life]