Please verify I 've got two three month old Sliver Laced Wydonettes.!

[mviera101]

Hello all!
I'm too in love to part breeder seemed confident they are both pullets.2nd and 3rd pic same bird. 5th and 6th other bird. Thanks!!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

They are indeed silver laced Wyandottes, but both are male.

 

[MGG]

X2, only see boys.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Seems like you got duped.

 

[lysmandor]

I agree sadly. My male SLW looked exactly like that. They are far too young to have that much wattle/comb if they were female.

 

[mviera101]

oh man! she has more and told me I could trade out if they were male. I've looked at pictures online and at 12 weeks it seems easy to tell male from female. I know the saddle feathers are pointy. red wattles, Is there something I'm missing?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

oh man! she has more and told me I could trade out if they were male. I've looked at pictures online and at 12 weeks it seems easy to tell male from female. I know the saddle feathers are pointy. red wattles, Is there something I'm missing?

What do you mean missing? You just mentioned what gave it away.

 

[lysmandor]

What do you mean missing? You just mentioned what gave it away.

oh man! she has more and told me I could trade out if they were male. I've looked at pictures online and at 12 weeks it seems easy to tell male from female. I know the saddle feathers are pointy. red wattles, Is there something I'm missing?

Female birds don't develop wattles and red combs until much older than males.

 

[mviera101]

Female birds don't develop wattles and red combs until much older than males.

OK thank you, now I can go back and look with a better eye.

 

[lysmandor]

For example, I'd expect much more the amount of comb/wattles seen in this picture (random one I found from google search).

https://i.redd.it/3sxe11bdvs431.jpg