Welsummer girl?? pleeease??

[PtldChick]

Well, your hybrid sex links better be right or that sexer needs a new profession!

I would say the breeds are the ones you might want to have us double-check. I have a Welsummer that was a chick last year and she did not have near that size of a comb, especially that young. With that red coming in on the shoulders, I'd bet he is going to be a boy. The early partridge feathers don't mean much because they'll get new ones again (and again) as they grow, those are just the first feathers.

I agree, that sleeping chick picture is adorable!

Maybe you can console your girls that a Welsummer Rooster is the one on the Corn Flakes box...everytime they see the box, they can remember your boy and what a good life he is having somewhere else...

They usually don't start crowing until 4 months, so you have some time for them to get used to the idea. That's about the time the hackle and saddle feathers become obvious, also. What I've found so far, is if I 'suspect' one of mine's a roo, it is.

 

[ChickenWisperer]

There is no question. That is 250% rooster. Not one single doubt in my mind.

As for whoever said the faverolles were guessed male because of the dark feathers, it's because males feather in mostly black. However really poor quality hatchery hens also have a lot of black on them, usually.

But nobody has to sex this bird with feather color. The comb screams male.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I vote roo.

 

[GhostRider65]

I don't have this breed and though he seems to be the cutest little thing ever.......I would also vote rooster, I have single comb chickens, had 43 total, and 34 roosters out of that.......... none of my girls of any of these breeds had such a huge comb at 5 weeks, though all my boys did,
and I have BR, BO, Dels, SS, EE, BSL, WR, WW, SLW, GLW......Sorry hun, but If I were a betting lady I'd put my money on Rooster..Kim

 

[Happy Chooks]

Absolutely a cockerel. Sorry.

 

[themenagerie]

Absolutely a cockerel.
Wellies are easy to sex because pullets have a salmon colored breast, they don't have black feathers, so once they start to feather in...you pretty much know. I got six "pullets" from MPC last year and I knew within a few weeks that one of them was a cockerel. Mine has turned out to be a really nice, laid back and very handsome rooster...maybe you can find a way to keep yours?

 

[Guinea and Chicken raiser]

Original poster: such a pretty thing she is... Yes, she does look very Welsummer. proof: my fav go-to site about chicken breeds http://privetthatchery.com/Home/prdDetails.aspx?id=WELS.

I have a few chickens that are part this, but dont look like the pic, but wow, I was gonna say I thought it won't look purebreed, but yours does.

She had a big crown. my babies dont have a big crown yet. what age was she in that pic? first pic in particular. mine are 2 months old even now, the week of. a bit days after. No crown growth yet. some have bumpy tiny crowns. one is developing a walnut crown. I named that one Walnut. it took after the daddy.

 

[Guinea and Chicken raiser]

the bottom pic of the sleeping baby... that is cute too.. no crown on it at all how old was that one?

 

[ChezPoulez]

Hi, I'd really value some help here.. My family is new to chickens ( and BYC) but we've kinda fallen in love with our baby flock. One of them is Peri Peri, a little welsummer sold as a girl. She's 5 weeks old and grew her feathers in the way I thought a girl would, and is super friendly - loves jumping on our lap for a cuddle.

But she has a very developed comb and I think it's pretty bright pink for a girl... She's a small, fiesty, loveable little chook and my girls will be devastated if she's a he and we have to get rid of well...him, but we can't keep any roosters!! What do you think???

I'm curious, it's now 10 months later ... Hen or Roo?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Def roo!