Opal Fancytail? Any Wyandotte experts? 8 Weeks Old

[Saum Creek]

Hi friends! I've been keeping an eye on one particular chick in my flock - an 8-week-old SLR Wyandotte. I was convinced it was a boy (and so were a few people on these boards) but now I think the lacing is rather female. But s/he has slightly curved tail feathers? Plus some friends on Reddit said it was definitely a pullet so I don't know what to think!

Comb is rather pink but I've read that sometimes happens with Wyandottes. And it hasn't gotten bigger or pinker since a couple weeks ago so I'm holding out hope. I thought I'd ask the experts here:




Many, many, many thanks!

 

[LikeTurkeys]

Looks like a pullet to me. Sickle feathers don't come in until much later.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Redness of the face, & wattles say boy.
Tail has no meaning of it's sex at this age.

 

[mamajos]

Read this whole thread.
Similar to your case.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/8-week-old-blue-laced-red-wyandottes-gender-guesses.890820/

 

[Saum Creek]

Read this whole thread.
Similar to your case.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/8-week-old-blue-laced-red-wyandottes-gender-guesses.890820/

Thanks, mamajos! I've definitely read that thread before in my investigations. Fingers crossed I'll get lucky like the poster did!

 

[LikeTurkeys]

Also, the reason I guessed pullet is because I had a BLRW with some wattle growth at 5 weeks, but she turned out to be female. Here is a picture for comparison:

 

[MysteryChicken]

Also, the reason I guessed pullet is because I had a BLRW with some wattle growth at 5 weeks, but she turned out to be female. Here is a picture for comparison:
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But the color on @Saum Creek's Wyandotte comb, & wattles is very red.

 

[Wanderers tales]

Hi friends! I've been keeping an eye on one particular chick in my flock - an 8-week-old SLR Wyandotte. I was convinced it was a boy (and so were a few people on these boards) but now I think the lacing is rather female. But s/he has slightly curved tail feathers? Plus some friends on Reddit said it was definitely a pullet so I don't know what to think!

Comb is rather pink but I've read that sometimes happens with Wyandottes. And it hasn't gotten bigger or pinker since a couple weeks ago so I'm holding out hope. I thought I'd ask the experts here:

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Many, many, many thanks!

I like the color but I thought it had some rare tail mutation it’s tail looks normal.