Is this SL Wyandotte a roo or hen?

[Ghostchick]

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The legs look the same as the rest, and no spurs (is that right)?

 

[Uppity Peon]

My SLW cockerel had much more wattles at that age, but my pullets are not as red. Here is my Georgie at 14 weeks:

 

[Kirtusjon]

Mean Looking Hen. Your rooster better be nice to her.

(skinny face and comb is way too small at 14 weeks for a roo I beleive)

 

[Katy]

Are you sure about the age on yours? Is it possible it's older than 13 weeks? Here's one of my roos at 16 weeks and another of one of my pullets at 16 weeks. My girls today at 17 weeks are showing very little red.

 

[Dustin Biery]

The variation of color in the combs could easily be from the blood lines. Not all birds are going to be the exact same at the same age!

 

[Katy]

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That is probably true. I was just showing her what mine look like for comparison. Mine are from eggs from a breeder so I think they are probably slower maturing than the hatchery birds. All my wyandottes are fairly slow maturing birds.

 

[Judy]

We processed a SLW that looked much like yours, at about that age, or a week or 2 older, along with some other extra roos. It was a mean, aggressive bird. But it turned out to be a hen.

 

[RL]

I would go with hen as well. My SLW cockeral had a much bigger comb and wattles at a much younger age.

The redness could also be from the temp depending on how hot it was. In the 100 + degree heat we have been having everything on my chickens get red.

 

[BantyRooster]

She's a hen. I have some SLW the same age that look the same with a little variation in the lacing. Their combs and wattles are starting to get redder by the day.

 

[kandoos]

she is hen 100% hen
SLW get to be amature early but she is cleared to be a good-lying hen
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