Spitzhauben sexing help please

Evie in MA

Chirping
Apr 20, 2017
16
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10 weeks old
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I have another that looks just the same but am having trouble uploading the other pictures.
Thoughts on this one or too early to tell?
Thanks!
 
To young still. I've found over the years that Spitzhaubens are a very, very, very slow maturing breed. Saddle feathers and wattles are very late to come in. I've raised them for a little over 7 years now. And most of mine don't start showing defining cockerel signs until they are nearly 4 months old.

I'm leaning towards cockerel on this one, going by the wattles have started coming in and are quit red already. But I'd wait at least another 6-8 weeks to say for 100% sure.
 
Now they are 15 weeks. Any more thoughts on sex? The one on the left has larger wattles and seems to be getting some pointy saddle feathers, so I'm guessing cockerel on that one. The third picture is of the one on the right which I still hope could be a pullet.
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Both are cockerels. The long, solid white hackles seal it. Pullets will have shorter hackle feathers and most are flecked with some black....Nice crests on these two by the way.
 

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