Silver Laced Wyandotte Gender

[Chickenhappy8708]

Hi everyone, I'm back with my SLW again. He has me stumped. I bought him 5 weeks ago at TSC as a pullet, but I'm not sure. He carries himself very upright, and his wattles are large, but his comb is tiny, but still Orange. Also, he is a single combed Wyandotte. I will be keeping him either way, I don't need cockerl pity, I love this little guy.

 

[Buffbrahmasforever]

Based off the red I see in his/her combs and wattles I would say cockerel.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

That's what I thought thanks, after doing more research, I found these guys are tricky, so I wanted more input.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Wanted to ask, when do you think mom is going to kick him out from under her?

 

[MadamPoofyBrow]

I'm thinking cockerel.

It depends on the mom. My silkies would let their babies get under them even after they were grown. My most recent broody (cochin x ameraucana) kicked them out at around 6-7 weeks old.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

Mine is a blind Amberlink, she is 25 weeks, so not your usual mom lol.

 

[happychicken2435]

cockerel, he has a large comb. i have also found that SLW cockerels have more black than white

 

[MadamPoofyBrow]

Mine is a blind Amberlink, she is 25 weeks, so not your usual mom lol.

I had a deaf cochin hatch babies at a very young age (I forget exactly how old, but she had only laid like two eggs) and she was one of my best mamas ever

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

She didn't even hatch them lol, they had gentle exposure to her, and one night she took them under her wings, and that was also the night they stoped sleeping in the brooder. His brother is a Brahma, and she has been trying to kick him out for some time now lol.

 

[Chickenhappy8708]

cockerel, he has a large comb. i have also found that SLW cockerels have more black than white

Interesting, I didn't know that.