Splash with gold?

[homesteadmama24]

Just curious on these splash chicks with the odd gold feather. I’ve only ever had one splash before and it was gray/white.

Is that an indication it’s male or can a pullet also have this coloration?

Thx!

 

[NatJ]

Just curious on these splash chicks with the odd gold feather. I’ve only ever had one splash before and it was gray/white.

Is that an indication it’s male or can a pullet also have this coloration?

Thx!

A single gold feather can happen on a male or a female.

Gold leakage tends to be in different places on males than on females, so the feather being in the wing means the chick is more likely to be male, but I do not think a single feather is enough to be positive whether the chick is male or not.

 

[fluffycrow]

Agreed

 

[homesteadmama24]

Thank you, colour leakage is new to me. Both have gold feathers in numerous places but are acting (so far) more like pullets behaviour wise compared to the others. Only 5 weeks so time will tell!