Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

[mychickenosa]

Does anyone know polish? I think both of these might be cockerels.
No comb to speak of, but both have prominant waddles and their crest has started to go a little crazy lately while all the others still mostly have a round crest and little or no wattles to speak of.

Polish 1

Polish 2

They're about 12-13 weeks old. Thoughts?

Those are males females have smaller crests

 

[junebuggena]

All cockerels (breeds are : Game bantams and Gold Laced Sebright), except for maybe the white d'Uccle.

Agree on the breeds. All are cockerels, even the D'Uccle. The additional photos clearly show a very red comb.

 

[fluffychic89]

ok, so I'm new to the chicken world and I'm new to this site. I am a first time owner of silkies, which I am really growing to LOVE. However, I am having some trouble sexing them. I have 2 (as of now) 1 white, 1 blue. I thought for a while that the white was a male and the blue was a female but recently I'm beginning to think the opposite. I'm driving myself crazy lol, any help or thoughts would be truly helpful!! thanks!!! The pics included were taken yesterday while I had them outside enjoying some sunshine while we work on their coop.

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Polish are hard to sex, you'll have to post again when it is 7 weeks or so.

Ok thank you. I'll try again later..

 

[Greg88]

9 week old Jubilee orp.
I am thinking pullet?
I have others, but pictures did not turn out, will have to re-do
Thoughts?

anyone else?

 

[Birdmania]

!4 week old Barred rock. She has a bigger comb and tail feathers than her Sister of the same age and breed but not too big so.....What do you guys think.? She is also bigger in body than the other .

 

[Lil Peeps]

They are all 6 weeks old

Then I'm thinking that one that was in the top pic might be your only pullet. Six weeks is to young for a comb that red. And roosters also usually feather out way later.

 

[Lil Peeps]

anyone else?

She is quite beautiful! Well at least I hope it's a she. To me it looks like a hen but that is a pretty large comb for nine weeks. You should check her tail and neck feathers to see if they are pointed or rounded. That's what I do when I'm in doubt. You could also try thickness of legs and size of spurs.

 

[ShadesofSable]

Those are males females have smaller crests

Thanks, I thought so but these are my first polish.

 

[junebuggena]

!4 week old Barred rock. She has a bigger comb and tail feathers than her Sister of the same age and breed but not too big so.....What do you guys think.? She is also bigger in body than the other .

Pullet. The comb is supposed to start developing and turning pink at that age. It means she's hitting puberty and her body is getting ready to start laying eggs.