Is my polish a hen?

[Little Chicken Mama]

If it was a rooster it would be crowing at this age.

 

[Frenchkissed]

I would agree that she is a hen! Very pretty

Awww thanks

 

[Frenchkissed]

If it was a rooster it would be crowing at this age.

That’s what I was thinking. Thanks

 

[cherrynberry]

Golden laced bearded polish pullet. No wattles cause of the beard like JedJackson said. The dome shape looks more like a pullet than a cockerel to me.

Sorry, but my opinion is that is a very obvious cockerel.

The crest shape, the hackles pattern and shape, the tail shape.

Also, I had quite a few pullets with weird tails. Over time, their tails start to look more uniform. No male saddles nor hackles.

 

[Little Chicken Mama]

Golden laced bearded polish pullet. No wattles cause of the beard like JedJackson said. The dome shape looks more like a pullet than a cockerel to me.


Also, I had quite a few pullets with weird tails. Over time, their tails start to look more uniform. No male saddles nor hackles.

Agreed

 

[Crazy Maizie]

My polish cockerel has been crowing for weeks and he's just barely 2 months now. He also has sickle and pointed hackles feathers. The feather pattern on yours plus age and other things already pointed out are all pointing to hen.

 

[Chicalina]

I think I need a close up in-focus pic of the head and comb while the chicken stays still.

I'm happy to be wrong btw. I'd very much like to be wrong about a lot of the young cockerels I suspect in my own flock!

 

[JedJackson]

The bearded Polish females tend not to have perfectly rounded crests unless they are expensive show birds. Look at the feathers in the crest. They are short and wide, with rounded edges, not thin, narrow and pointy, as they would be in a 7 month old Polish cockerel.

 

[Frenchkissed]

Agreed

What do you think Hen or Roo on this one? Got best pictures I could
Thanks

 

[AngBantamLuv]

What do you think Hen or Roo on this one? Got best pictures I could
Thanks

Whats the age on this little one? The crest looks like a white rose in that first pic