Slow developing chick could it decifer his/her gender?

[poult]

I hatched 4 chicks on March 4th they are Polish/Sizzle/Silver-laced Wyandotte/Unknown mixes.They all seem completely normal but one.This one isn't growing it's feathers out as fast.They all have wings and tails but this one has barely the start of wings and no tail.Do males develop slower & females faster,vise versa?

Can you tell which one I am speaking of? If not it's the yellow chick with no black on it's back.

 

[chooks4life]

I hatched 4 chicks on March 4th they are Polish/Sizzle/Silver-laced Wyandotte/Unknown mixes. They all seem completely normal but one. This one isn't growing it's feathers out as fast. They all have wings and tails but this one has barely the start of wings and no tail.

For some breeds males develop slower, but I'm unaware of any breed in which they develop faster. For possibly the majority of breeds I think development is on-par regardless of gender, since slow/fast feather sexing traits were bred into some breeds on purpose.

Yes, I can see which one, he or she is a fair bit behind. It may be a male, but with such a genetic mix that could be hard to tell on basis of feathering alone. I'd think it's more likely that it's male though. But if you post again in a few weeks it should be more obvious.

I currently have both fast and slow feathering lines in my flock, and same-age males from the same clutches have weeks of discrepancy between them in feather coverage rates. They're related lines but there's quite a difference, one male will be covered normally from a week or two old like the average female of those lines, whereas the other can take months to cover his shoulders. (Mine are very mixed though and generally my males do feather slower, but I can tell gender in these lines from combs alone before they're even fully hatched, so I don't rely on feathers lol).
Best wishes.

 

[poult]

Thanks! I hope it is a he that would workout best for my breeding project! I will post again in about a month then,stay suscribed!

 

[BantamLover21]

x2 on chooks4life's advice.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

x2 on chooks4life's advice.

x3

 

[poult]

Ok I am about 99% sure I have only that one boy that's growing slow because he is always trying to pick a fight including with my hand when I try and clean waterers & it's comb is much brighter colored then the other three.

 

[chooks4life]

LOL yes, that is a definite male.

Edit: lol sorry, forgot we already went over the slow-feathering trait thing, and just went by the last pics there.

I'd think it's a very safe bet, due to his lack of progress in feathering, that the slow-feathering gene is responsible here; the only other breeds in which I've seen females feather so slow are broilers and some layer breeds, but not any of the breeds you listed.

Best wishes.

 

[poult]

Thanks so much you have been very helpful!

 

[chooks4life]

You're welcome