polish puzzler *Updated with more pictures of NEW chickens at #10

[cat]

Can anyone tell me how old Polish cockerels are when they get their wattles? I have 5, 14 week old gold laced chicks who have me completely perplexed.

All have head feathers that point backwards in a pom pom effect, but some have head feathers slightly more pointed than others however they don't have the mad scientist look that I have seen in cockerel pictures on the web.

None have wattles and none are crowing, but I am not sure how old they are when they start.

I absolutely love these little guys, they are the friendliest and funniest chickens I have ever seen. I suspect they are however aliens as I often go to the window to watch them for a minute only to realise I have lost an hour - go figure

 

[becky3086]

If you post pictures we can probably tell if they are pullets or cockrels. It is a look that you just learn to recognize. By the sounds of it, you have all hens but there is no way for me to be sure without a picture. My splash seem like regular chickens but the buff laced and blue may be aliens

 

[cat]

I will try and get some better ones tomorrow. Thanks, I really appreciate your help as I cannot keep any that are roosters and I want to have time to get homes for them before they start to crow.

 

[M To The Maxx]

Pullets!

 

[coffeelady3]

Girlies!

 

[becky3086]

Yup, those two pictures look like pullets.

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

Girls!

 

[solarquail]

GIRLSS! they look like they have a feather ball on there head

 

[natkev]

pullets

 

[cat]

first the frizzle

Unfortunately it has been raining pretty much non-stop for days, so the feathers on his/her head are very wet and usually do not look pointy at all.

Next one I am pretty sure is a roo but am still hoping for the best

Please don't judge me, feeding them bagels on the kitchen counter was the only way to make them pose for the camera

I think this one is a girl, she is a lot more timid than the rest and wants to be picked up and petted all the time.

All help gratefully appreciated!