Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nickeechickee]

So I'm worried my sexed pullet is actually a rooster. She doesn't have the nice rounded head that I see on some. She's not quite 2 months old, and is part of a mixed flock (outdoors) so that may have something to do with it. Thoughts?

She is my daughter's favorite:



Side view:



Best front view I could get:

 

[nate1the1great1]

Its a rooster indeed look at its feet there white pullets have charcoal black and its hairs crazy

 

[mrchicks]

The crest says cockerel, I'm sorry. He's a cute little guy.

Leg color doesn't tell you anything. All of my SL and GL Polish have slate legs, including the hens.

 

[Nickeechickee]

So any chance he'll not crow? I'm in the city, so if it is indeed a he then it is either rehome (doubtful, never had luck of that in the past) or soup pot for him. Since they are so young, when would it be safe to say for sure?

 

[WendyF]

So, at what age can you see the signs of them being cockerels? I have a 3 week old gold laced who is an absolute love, named Chewie. My Mother in Law told me she thinks Chewie stands like a roo

. She is more alert and usually the first one to explore things. Should I be looking for a redder comb? I live in the city where the ordinance says no males.

 

[Sylvester017]

So I'm worried my sexed pullet is actually a rooster. She doesn't have the nice rounded head that I see on some. She's not quite 2 months old, and is part of a mixed flock (outdoors) so that may have something to do with it. Thoughts?

She is my daughter's favorite:



Side view:



Best front view I could get:

If your daughter is really attached to him then you could consider a No-Crow Rooster Collar (MyPetChicken.com) as an option. It looks more humane than you would think since it is an adjustable collar and seems to help muffle the crow without interfering with eating or drinking or vocalizing. Because it is a velcro fastener it probably wouldn't work well on overly fluffy Silkie feathers but should work ok on a Polish hard neck feathers.

 

[Nickeechickee]

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I will have to look into that. Is it like a no bark collar for chickens?

 

[mrchicks]

So, at what age can you see the signs of them being cockerels? I have a 3 week old gold laced who is an absolute love, named Chewie. My Mother in Law told me she thinks Chewie stands like a roo

. She is more alert and usually the first one to explore things. Should I be looking for a redder comb? I live in the city where the ordinance says no males.

They all stand tall and proud, you can't tell at 3 weeks. I normally can tell at around 6 weeks, but I have ten 6 week olds here that I am not positive about half of them. The wild hairdo is the first sign, then you are looking for pointy, shiny saddle feathers. The SL Polish in my avi is a young pullet, see how round her crest is?

 

[mrchicks]

I will have to look into that. Is it like a no bark collar for chickens?

Here is a thread where we are discussing it. The collar works no better than a wide strip of velcro. We have it on our Zulu, a polish roo. I can still hear him, but it toned him down.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/820771/sound-of-silence-6am-no-more-crowing

 

[WendyF]

They all stand tall and proud, you can't tell at 3 weeks.  I normally can tell at around 6 weeks, but I have ten 6 week olds here that I am not positive about half of them.  The wild hairdo is the first sign, then you are looking for pointy, shiny saddle feathers.   The SL Polish in my avi is a young pullet, see how round her crest is?

so if it's a male hairdo the feathers a are pointier & longer?