Silver laced Wyandotte 9 weeks

[WonkierZulu]

Wellll, don't give up on her just yet. SLW's are actually a terrific breed to keep. I have had at least one since I started keeping poultry, when I got my first own little farm. They are very low maintenance, are friendly, curious, not very noisy, don't fly well, can serve as layers or meat chickens, and seldom go broody. I currently have 10 in my own personal flock. I raise, and sell, other breeds, and can honestly say that when I have any Wyandottes for sale, they go quickly. You may read about them not doing well in heat, but our summers here in Central Florida feature 100+ days with jungle like humidity, and none of mine have ever suffered from this. All in all, they are easy to raise and keep chickens, with very friendly personalities and great with kids.

Enjoy your girl, and let me know when she lays her first egg!

I have 1 gold laced, one brl and 2 lavender they are awesome birds. Probably one of the bigger chicken breeds that's my favorite

 

[Lawgirlyjo]

Wellll, don't give up on her just yet. SLW's are actually a terrific breed to keep. I have had at least one since I started keeping poultry, when I got my first own little farm. They are very low maintenance, are friendly, curious, not very noisy, don't fly well, can serve as layers or meat chickens, and seldom go broody. I currently have 10 in my own personal flock. I raise, and sell, other breeds, and can honestly say that when I have any Wyandottes for sale, they go quickly. You may read about them not doing well in heat, but our summers here in Central Florida feature 100+ days with jungle like humidity, and none of mine have ever suffered from this. All in all, they are easy to raise and keep chickens, with very friendly personalities and great with kids.

Enjoy your girl, and let me know when she lays her first egg!

Thank you, I needed to hear that.

 

[MrsJerseyJets]

I am going to go against the majority here…I think it’s a pullet. Roos tend to have patchier blocks of white and black, with also a black ring of feathers around the neck…this one doesn’t have that, and has more even lacing as opposed to solid patches of color. I actually think this is a girl. The feathering is coming in pullet.

 

[WonkierZulu]

I am going to go against the majority here…I think it’s a pullet. Roos tend to have patchier blocks of white and black, with also a black ring of feathers around the neck…this one doesn’t have that, and has more even lacing as opposed to solid patches of color. I actually think this is a girl. The feathering is coming in pullet.
Well then the gloves are off

 

[sybonbon]

At this age there are no signs of definite sex. I find people tend to say roo haphazardly. I have a SLW which I posted on here and the majority said she was a definite roo. As you can see by my photo on the right that my beautiful hen is what they swore was a roo. The other photo is an example of a male. At approximately 11 weeks it will be very clear if you will have an egg layer. Keep us posted.

 

[Painted Calls]

Wyandottes (LF rose combs in general, really) are tricky to sex sometimes, and usually need to be a bit older for accuracy. I've seen pullets get red at 6 weeks and stay that way. I've seen pullets get small white patches on their wing bows. I've also seen them with big wattles.

One of the pics made me say cockerel. Then I looked at them all again and took time on them. I'm on the fence with this one.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

At this age there are no signs of definite sex. I find people tend to say roo haphazardly. I have a SLW which I posted on here and the majority said she was a definite roo. As you can see by my photo on the right that my beautiful hen is what they swore was a roo. The other photo is an example of a male. At approximately 11 weeks it will be very clear if you will have an egg layer. Keep us posted.

She is very beautiful!