Silver Laced Wyandotte cockerel?

[Picklesquidly]

I'm thinking cockerel, but I'd like a second opinion. This guy is 6 weeks old.

Also, when is he(?) going to start showing his white and black lacing? So far his feathers are mostly black.

 

[junebuggena]

That looks like a pullet for now. Hatchery Silver Laced Wyandottes may never get a lot of clear lacing. They are not going to look like the striking examples that see in show quality birds.

 

[Picklesquidly]

That looks like a pullet for now.

wow, really?

What makes you think that?

 

[junebuggena]

The comb is really flat and yellow. And there aren't any patches of white on the shoulders that is commonly seen in cockerels.

 

[Picklesquidly]

The comb is definitely not all yellow; I don't know if it shows up in the pictures well but there is a lot of red.

 

[junebuggena]

That comb is not red, if anything, it's just slightly pink and only in the middle. It's not looking like a cockerel yet. That doesn't mean that it's not a cockerel, it just doesn't look like one yet. I like to say that chicks are pullets until proven otherwise. I don't say a chick is a cockerel unless there is no way that it could be a pullet. I'm not sure with this one, so I say pullet for now.

 

[Picklesquidly]

Alright, thanks for the tips! I'll post updates in a few weeks.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

That looks like a pullet for now. Hatchery Silver Laced Wyandottes may never get a lot of clear lacing. They are not going to look like the striking examples that see in show quality birds.

I agree

 

[BantamLover21]

Looks like a pullet for now to me, too.