Pullets or Cockerels Golden Laced Wyandottes

[Mary Ball]

My chickens are about 7 weeks old (maybe 8)...I have 2 Black Australorps and 16 Golden Laced. As a first timer, I am fairly confident I was able to distinguish between pullet and cockerel for 15 of them. These three I am having a harder time with. Any opinions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Mary Ball]

Sorry I wound up with duplicates and I don't know why it says hatching First post

 

[Courtneydelphia]

I have a golden lace Wyandotte that is the exact same age as yours and I am leaning cockerel for mine. When did yours develop wattles?

 

[Courtneydelphia]

Does this look like either of the genders that you’re sure of?

 

[Acre4Me]

@Mary Ball - The three look like pullets to me at this point. can't see any wattle development, combs are pretty typical of the females at this point.

 

[Mary Ball]

I have a golden lace Wyandotte that is the exact same age as yours and I am leaning cockerel for mine. When did yours develop wattles?

I know this is may sound bad, but I have no idea. I had read on another site to wait until they were about this age to sex them (ha ha lesson learned) so I really wasn't paying that much attention (another lesson learned ). Some of my cockerels have really red and larger wattles. I'd say I probably inadvertently began noticing them this week.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

These three I am having a harder time with.

None are sporting any red in their wattles.. and even though saddles LOOK pointy on one, at this age it's gotta be pattern... ALL look like pullets.. even the straight combed one... barring late bloomers.

BTW, Some hatchery breeders of rose comb breed may keep a straight comb in their flock... as breeding all straight combs will eventually lower sperm motility, generations down the road.

Sometimes lacing can be a good indicator... but really not in this instance as lacing is less than desirable on all of these subjects. Please, no rudeness intended in this comment as it is meant objectively and does not mean I think they aren't beautiful.. they still are.

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Yep!

 

[Mary Ball]

@Mary Ball - The three look like pullets to me at this point. can't see any wattle development, combs are pretty typical of the females at this point.

Thank you!

 

[Mary Ball]

I know this is may sound bad, but I have no idea. I had read on another site to wait until they were about this age to sex them (ha ha lesson learned) so I really wasn't paying that much attention (another lesson learned ). Some of my cockerels have really red and larger wattles. I'd say I probably inadvertently began noticing them this week.

Sorry, no, I'd be taking a picture, lol.

 

[Acre4Me]

6 week old GLW - two are female and 2 are male. They are close to 1 year old now, so we know that there was 2 of each. Notice all have some color, but the males will have some wattle development with color before the females.