Polish baby male or female?

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Awesome today I got a 2 year old retired polish hen and I wanted to know how long she would live for

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

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It's the same baby in all 3 pics and 1 day old. I've looked up pics online about male and female puffs on the top of their head! But still can't really tell. Anyone like to hazard a guess? TIA

Adorable
I love her/him

 

[Hyper_Chicken05]

Ummmm...bit too young, Like very very much too young

 

[L1sa]

Ummmm...bit too young, Like very very much too young

I realise she's very young (do you like that? Im calling it a she in the hope of positive vibes making it a she!!!) The only reason I ask is because I saw an article online saying that you can tell with polish chicks when they're a day old - 3 days old. Subtle differences apparently. I posted the link to the website on an earlier comment.

 

[L1sa]

Adorable
I love her/him

Thank you, I'm pretty taken with this one too

 

[Hyper_Chicken05]

I realise she's very young (do you like that? Im calling it a she in the hope of positive vibes making it a she!!!) The only reason I ask is because I saw an article online saying that you can tell with polish chicks when they're a day old - 3 days old. Subtle differences apparently. I posted the link to the website on an earlier comment.

Hmmm.. Never heard of that,.But for all I know it could be true.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Here's where I read about it.


http://www.swpoultry.com/CindySite/Sexing_Polish.html

Unfortunately this type of sexing is not 100% accurate. Whilst it can sometimes be the case with a lucky guess I certainly wouldn’t cull any males just going by this. I’ve had nice rounded heads turn out to be males and smaller ones turn out to be female.

Awesome today I got a 2 year old retired polish hen and I wanted to know how long she would live for

I have some coming up 5 years old and they are still looking good. Still good layers too in the summer.

 

[L1sa]

Unfortunately this type of sexing is not 100% accurate. Whilst it can sometimes be the case with a lucky guess I certainly wouldn’t cull any males just going by this. I’ve had nice rounded heads turn out to be males and smaller ones turn out to be female.



I have some coming up 5 years old and they are still looking good. Still good layers too in the summer.

Thankyou for that. No I would never cull that early anyway.

There's a few little old wives tales methods for sexing that I've used in the past, hehehe. And by them, my polish could be a little girl!

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Thank you, I'm pretty taken with this one too

What will you do if it is a rooster

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

Unfortunately this type of sexing is not 100% accurate. Whilst it can sometimes be the case with a lucky guess I certainly wouldn’t cull any males just going by this. I’ve had nice rounded heads turn out to be males and smaller ones turn out to be female.



I have some coming up 5 years old and they are still looking good. Still good layers too in the summer.

Yes my poor girl is blind in one eye poor thing I love her little fluffy tuff on her head