Is my Silver Laced Wyandotte a Hen or a Roo?

I was looking on here and found your chicks to look like one of my chicks.. shes a barnyard mix, she seem like one or can anyone tell? sorry and "agatha" looks cockerel
 

Attachments

  • IMG_20190814_120218.jpg
    IMG_20190814_120218.jpg
    201.3 KB · Views: 40
I was looking on here and found your chicks to look like one of my chicks.. shes a barnyard mix, she seem like one or can anyone tell? sorry and "agatha" looks cockerel
Age is always an important note to make when looking at gender clues. The first poster should not have saddle feathers showing yet. But usually around 12 weeks + they are great indicator in *most* breeds (except Seabright and a few others)... How old?
upload_2019-8-14_13-1-13.jpeg
 
Hi there, welcome to BYC! :frow

According to feather pattern (blotchy lacing instead of clear) on the first one and waddle size on the second one... I would say BOTH are cockerels.

However, it could be poor genetics causing the lack of lacing since there is no sign of comb or waddles in the first pic. :pop

Something looks a bit off on these birds. The one sporting the waddles almost appears to be sporting a beard or a hint of muffs... where did they come from?

These chicks came from a local feed store (Farm Supply) so I know they aren't show quality and therefore might not have the ''pure'' look people often desire. As long as they are happy and healthy and have some of that lacing, I'm okay with them not being pedigree ;). I currently raise chickens as pets first, egg producers second. Someday I might try to get some show quality chickens, but for now, I'm happy with this system :D.
 
Age is always an important note to make when looking at gender clues. The first poster should not have saddle feathers showing yet. But usually around 12 weeks + they are great indicator in *most* breeds (except Seabright and a few others)... How old?
View attachment 1877838

These guys are 9 weeks in this photo. I'm going to share their 10 week old photos soon (they are 10 weeks today and took the pictures yesterday).
 
Hello Everyone!

Thanks so much for the feedback! Seems like most of you think Agatha is a roo (but don't feel too bad. I'd love for her/him to be a hen, but my coop/run set up has compartments - because I've had multiple roos before - so if she is a he, he'll have a place to stay where he won't fight with my other two roos (the Buff Orpington who is the same age and an adult Leghorn Bantam/Serama cross).

Here are the pictures of Agatha (suspected roo) and Maisie I took yesterday (the angle might be bad in these, but maybe someone with a good eye can still see something). They are 10 weeks old today, oh, and not from a reputable breeder (I got them at a local feed store/farm supply warehouse so I know they aren't necessarily ''pedigree'' chickens, so that might be a factor as well).

- Jenna
 

Attachments

  • 0DD9F634-BEF9-40A5-AC64-38CDD8126471.JPG
    0DD9F634-BEF9-40A5-AC64-38CDD8126471.JPG
    672.7 KB · Views: 39
  • 6C7A3694-8797-429A-AF70-B947C51C5D67.JPG
    6C7A3694-8797-429A-AF70-B947C51C5D67.JPG
    480.1 KB · Views: 39
Thanks, @PirateGirl , I thought I was losing my mind. In the first set of pics, Maisie looked definitely cockerel to me, but I am absolutely very new to this so I thought I must be wrong. I saw the upright stance and the pointy hackle feathers (on the neck), where Agatha seemed to have rounder feathers on the neck. But others said Agatha is a cockerel so I guess I will wait and watch this thread and see if my eye is developing any kind of discernment, lol!
 
At this point it is the irregular lacing and large amount of white coloration that points to cockerels. At this age, it is all a bit of speculation, but both birds are colored very similarly. However, hatchery quality SLWs don't always have the greatest coloration and lacing, nor do birds this young in general, which I why I say there's still potential of a female, though currently the signs the point to male for both.
 
At this point it is the irregular lacing and large amount of white coloration that points to cockerels. At this age, it is all a bit of speculation, but both birds are colored very similarly. However, hatchery quality SLWs don't always have the greatest coloration and lacing, nor do birds this young in general, which I why I say there's still potential of a female, though currently the signs the point to male for both.
X2
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom