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

[Faraday40]

Here's a very tricky lavender Orpington.

12 weeks old now.

At 3-4 weeks I thought male because of those big wattles..... but its biological mom had huge wattles as a chick and was very meaty. I thought she was a rooster for a very long time. She's now a giant 10 lb orpington hen.

By 6-8 weeks, still no comb & the pinkish wattles stayed the same size, so I figured a pullet taking after the mom.

Now at 12 weeks, I see pink in comb and growing wattles. No pointed hackle/saddle feathers. Stands like a girl. Yes, it's hot outside, but those wattles and comb look pink!

Any guesses?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Here's a very tricky lavender Orpington.

12 weeks old now.

At 3-4 weeks I thought male because of those big wattles..... but its biological mom had huge wattles as a chick and was very meaty. I thought she was a rooster for a very long time. She's now a giant 10 lb orpington hen.

By 6-8 weeks, still no comb & the pinkish wattles stayed the same size, so I figured a pullet taking after the mom.

Now at 12 weeks, I see pink in comb and growing wattles. No pointed hackle/saddle feathers. Stands like a girl. Yes, it's hot outside, but those wattles and comb look pink!

Any guesses?

I had one, and waited and waited and waited...
I ended up selling "him" although I still wasn't sure.
Yours looks more like a pullet by comparison... shape and stance look more female to me.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Here's a very tricky lavender Orpington.

12 weeks old now.

At 3-4 weeks I thought male because of those big wattles..... but its biological mom had huge wattles as a chick and was very meaty. I thought she was a rooster for a very long time. She's now a giant 10 lb orpington hen.

By 6-8 weeks, still no comb & the pinkish wattles stayed the same size, so I figured a pullet taking after the mom.

Now at 12 weeks, I see pink in comb and growing wattles. No pointed hackle/saddle feathers. Stands like a girl. Yes, it's hot outside, but those wattles and comb look pink!

Any guesses?

I’m leaning towards pullet, but I could be wrong.

 

[K1MM11]

Hi there, im new to chicken keeping! I have 6 beautiful Wyandottes and the gender of three of them has stumped me so far. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. They are all 8 weeks old today! Thank you in advance

 

[Bspoon]

9 week old Golden Laced Wyandotte.
I made my own thread before I realized this was an option. I only got one response (cockerel) so I thought I’d try here too. I read that GLW hens can have a pretty defined comb and wattle at an earlier age, which this one certainly has. Has anyone had experience with GLW looking like this, this early, and being a hen? I don’t see pointy feathers and she is so wide, and cockerels seems more narrow. Some lighting makes her comb and wattle look red and some it looks peachy. I want to keep her but if she crows, she can’t stay; no roosters allowed.

UPDATE: Winnie turned out to be a rooster! He crowed at 15 weeks. He is a sweet rooster, and we would have loved to keep him, but he has a great new home.

 

[murphynhazel12]

I have six silkie chicks that are supposed to be 8 weeks old.

 

[The Happster]

I have six silkie chicks that are supposed to be 8 weeks old.View attachment 2311908View attachment 2311909View attachment 2311923View attachment 2311912View attachment 2311919View attachment 2311922

#1, #4 and #5 are cockerels. It's too early to be sure the rest are girls. Cuties.

 

[uv_vv]

Hey there
i have two 4 month old silkies. i know the photos aren’t that good so let me know if you need better ones

 

[The Happster]

Hey there
i have two 4 month old silkies. i know the photos aren’t that good so let me know if you need better ones

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Both appear to be pullets. Love their poofy heads. So cute.

 

[uv_vv]

Both appear to be pullets. Love their poofy heads. So cute.

Thank you