silver Polish Pullet or roo?

[taras.farm]

Okay since I'm weeding through my roos.
This guy or gal.(my guess) is 12 weeks old.
Anybody good at telling gender of this breed...First time owning them here.
My daughter is attachd and worries it's a boy...daddy thinks it's a boy looking for a new home?
Ideas?
Thanks

 

[starforever61]

That looks like a hen to me because I can't see the waddle and the waddles on roosters stand errect while the waddles on hens flop to the side or don't exist.

 

[ChooksChick]

You have yourself a handsome fellow there...wish I could have one for my pullet!

I should say that I think that based on the head feathers- they are very thin and pointy compared to my pullet...but mine is bearded and has different genes, so it could be a pullet.

The feathers in front of the tail curl quite a bit, too, but they are not thin and pointy, so it's a bit of a toss-up.

 

[Andora]

Are you sure that's a Polish?

This is a silver laced Polish pullet. (These images aren't mine.)

And this is a Spitzhauben Pullet.

 

[M To The Maxx]

Rooster

 

[starforever61]

Obviously there are some mixed answers, and by the time this chicken is around 6 months old wait to see if he/she makes an attempt at crowing. I really doubt that's a rooster, but hey, if someone else who is experienced thinks it's a rooster, I'm open to new answers. It just looks like a hen to me.

 

[ChooksChick]

That's interesting to see the Spizhauben with it...my SLP looks just like the one shown in that post comparing the two, so I'm wondering about the OP's bird- it looks like a cross between a Spitz and a Polish!

If you cover the front half with your hand, the rear half looks just like my Polish, but the front half looks just like the Spitzhauben...anyone know what this could be?

Based on the look of the face and the shape of the crown, I'd guess pullet, but it's weird one to figure out...

No redness in the face or wattles much to speak of, it could be a pullet OR it could be a slow developing roo.

Do you have another roo? What do you know about the parentage of this bird?

 

[ChooksChick]

Quote:
Do you mean the comb? Wattles are the hanging jowls under the beak, and the comb is atop the beak and eyes. In some Polish, there aren't any wattles under/along the beak because there are genes for a beard and muffs- while this bird doesn't show it, the pic from Andora demonstrates the effect. Some birds have a very small beard/muffs, and this just looks like missing wattle with fuzz present. It's not preferred to have this effect, but rather FULL beard/muffs or none at all.

On Polish, the comb is very hard to see, due to the crest, and it is a V-shaped comb, very late in its presentation. This is another thing that makes Polish very hard to sex when the feathering is ambiguous.

On some breeds it's easy to tell sex at this age, however I would certainly NOT put Polish in that group.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Looks like you may have a cross there...I'm thinking pullet but not pure

 

[txchickie]

I agree, not pure polish but a cross of some sort.........

I would guess roo, but this one has me puzzled!