SLW single comb. Cockerel or pullet?

[Rhodebar Lover]

And whoever wrote that conclusion has a typo:
"the gene for heterozygous rose comb is linked with poor reproductive ability."

"Heterozygous" does not belong in that sentence, since the homozygotes are the ones with problems (as shown in the rest of that paragraph, and the studies recounted in the body of that paper.)

@Rhodebar Lover I see that you copied it exactly from the paper, so my criticism refers to the actual author of the paper. They really needed to proofread that!

Yeah that is bizarre. I liked the sources of it though and I think their logic is correct. I assume that was an accident! Perhaps it might be best then just to look at their sources to further research the trend but I am on your page that rose combs are linked infertility and that the wording is wrong.

 

[MoiraDawn]

I assume I have 3 hens one rooster?! Currently have two roosters so I don’t know if this is one crowing or if it’s my other two. Also starting to get baby eggs but it’s only 2 a day as of now.

 

[MoiraDawn]

They are also 20-21 weeks now. I may have lost count!

 

[3KillerBs]

SLW's have different patterns for the males and the females.

If they're old enough for the girls to start laying the boys should be showing their male patterns and, especially, their male saddle and hackle feathers.

 

[JedJackson]

I assume I have 3 hens one rooster?! Currently have two roosters so I don’t know if this is one crowing or if it’s my other two. Also starting to get baby eggs but it’s only 2 a day as of now.

All pictured are females.

 

[Painted Calls]

I assume I have 3 hens one rooster?! Currently have two roosters so I don’t know if this is one crowing or if it’s my other two. Also starting to get baby eggs but it’s only 2 a day as of now.

All birds here are pullets.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I assume I have 3 hens one rooster?! Currently have two roosters so I don’t know if this is one crowing or if it’s my other two. Also starting to get baby eggs but it’s only 2 a day as of now.

Both those wyandottes are pullets

 

[NanaK]

All of your birds are pullets. A male silver laced wyandotte has a lot more silver than the females. By 20 weeks he'd also have long hackle and saddle feathers that are silver. @3KillerBs posted a great pic of hackle and saddles on a male of a different breed. Beautiful birds!

 

[MoiraDawn]

Thanks everyone! I was so sure the one on the left in the first photos was rooster from the beginning!! She sure tricked me!

 

[MoiraDawn]

All of your birds are pullets. A male silver laced wyandotte has a lot more silver than the females. By 20 weeks he'd also have long hackle and saddle feathers that are silver. @3KillerBs posted a great pic of hackle and saddles on a male of a different breed. Beautiful birds!

Thank you so much!