Silver Laced Wyandotte - 4 weeks old - Hen or Roo?

[jessjackjoey]

SLW is 4 weeks old Hen or Roo?

 

[Mamatomany123]

I'm new at this but I'm thinking cockerel

 

[Sagey_7878]

Definitely a cockerel!

 

[MissPoulette]

Is it because the comb is so prominent?

 

[Sagey_7878]

Is it because the comb is so prominent?

Yep, and he has quite thick legs.

 

[Mamatomany123]

Is it because the comb is so prominent?

I'm going more based off the color of the comb but also how thick the legs are

 

[kristeninprogress]

Are the saddle feathers round or pointed? My SLW pullet had thick legs, too, but she's obviously a she. Comb doesn't look too prominent to me. I do see white in the tail feathers, and SLW roos don't have that.

 

[jessjackjoey]

He/she has no wattle yet. I have a barred rock that is the same age and she is a lot smaller. She has rounded saddle feathers.

 

[aart]

SLW can be hard to tell.
If comb gets any redder, and wattles enlarge, in the next couple weeks....that may tell the tale.

Gender specific saddle and hackle feathers do not emerge until 3-4 months old.

 

[Johnny17]

100% cockerel