silver Polish Pullet or roo?

[Andora]

The face and crest look like my spitzhauben pullets, but the tail and saddle feathers are confusing. I think it might be a pullet.

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

I also think that looks like a Sptiz. If it is a Spitz, it's a pullet.

 

[starforever61]

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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.

Haha yeah, that's what i meant lol

 

[shay20]

Some silver lased polish males have white around the neck, but they also have more white on the tail feathers.

So my guess is Cockerel silver laced poilsh.

 

[becky3086]

It is a spitz. Look through the pictures on feathersite, you will see some that look just like this. They vary in color, some are much darker than others.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Spitz/BRKSpitzhauben.html

 

[Andora]

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Yes! Thank you! lol. I have one that is mostly white with black speckles and another who is mostly black like the one in the OP.

 

[taras.farm]

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Well I was told they were silver polish eggs?! Frustrating to get crosses...hmmmmph
Guess it could be a spitz...kinda looks like it. I have another from the same hatch...def a rooster...he crows ALOT! my daughter loves him...not too much of a looker....Figured he was a cross....well take a look for yourself...not much in the head gear department....sure they'll be purty anyhow. Did I open a can of worms....I saw the parents on site...they were definately silver polish and I saw some white crested black...she told me they were seperated for a month before collection...hmmmph again!

Oh this guy has more feathers on his crest now.....this was over a weeks ago.

 

[taras.farm]

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She / He is quiet so far at 3 months....but a delicate face and your right hardly a comb on this bird. Thanks

 

[19hhbelgian]

I'd say cross if it isn't polish... The tail feathers don't look like any on feathersite... At 6 months, looks like a pullet to me - no red in the face and no comb/waddles. BUT those head feathers seem really pointy, which for polish would mean roo, so

... I'd wait for either a crow or an egg

 

[taras.farm]

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heheee...my daughter would be happy to hear your opinion...I'll let her know....

Hey will some roosters stay quiet longer if they are raised with other boys from hatch?....curious about that too....